LETTERS There are twenty-four letters in the Greek alphabet. The letter γ, before γ, «, or x, is pronounced like r; as, ἄγγελος, pron. angelos. } of words. B 2 Verb ἀντέγραψεν ἀντιγρα 3 s. aor 1. ind. Eypaper, he wrote back ȧvrì, in-reply-to. act. 1st conj. ypάow, I write. PART I. GRAMMAR. PARTS OF SPEECH. EVERY distinct class of words is called a part of speech. There are Four Declinable Parts of Speech: I. THE NOUN; or name (Lat. nomen). Everything that can be named in one word is called a noun. But there are two kinds of nouns. 1. The Noun Substantive: which is, the name of a thing, or person; as, animal, king: "the name of any thing existing" (Lat. nomen substantivum, or nomen ejus quod substat). 2. The Noun Adjective: which is, the name of a quality, or property; as, beautiful: "the name (of some quality) which is added" (to the substantive) (Lat. nomen ad-jectivum). N.B. The Greek article o, , Tò is, for all practical purposes, an adjective; i. e. it follows the same rules of agreement. (See p. 26.) II. THE PRONOUN; literally, a "for-name" (Lat. pro, for, nomen, a name); a word used for a noun. There are two kinds : 1. The Pronoun Substantive; used "for a noun substantive," to avoid repeating the noun itself; as, he, they. 2. The Pronoun Adjective; used "for a noun adjective;" as, his, theirs. |