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Noun paradigm · B.b.γ
Genitive
The full noun paradigm Genitive in Koine Greek — every form, laid out by case, gender, and number, adapted from the paradigm charts in Reading Greek Deeply.
| Use | Example | Section |
|---|---|---|
| As argument of some verbs | ὁ πονηρὸς οὐχ ἅπτεταιαὐτοῦ(1 John 5:18) The evil one does not touchhim | 3.2.3.2 |
| Relating two nouns | ὁ υἱὸςτῆς Μαρίας(Mark 6:3) The sonof Mary | 3.2.3.2, 26.3.3.2 |
| Possession | … παραδίδοσθαι εἰς χεῖραςἀνθρώπων(Luke 9:44) … to be delivered into the handsof men | 7.2.3.2 |
| Temporal | οὗτος ἦλθεν πρὸς αὐτὸννυκτὸς(John 3:2) He came to him atnighttime | 28.4.3.2 |
| Genitive absolute | μὴ ἔχοντος δὲ αὐτοῦ ἀποδοῦναιἐκέλευσεν αὐτὸν ὁ κύριος πραθῆναι (Matt 18:25) Since he did not have enough to pay him back, the king ordered him to sell | 19.2.4.3 |
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