elementary classical greek 1 (grk 101) andrew scholtz, instructor
Ch2 Alpha-Grammar Section ἐλαύνω “drive,” φιλέω “love,” εἰμί “am”
Warm-Up: Speak Greek! ΔΙΔΑΣΚ, ΜΑΘ χαίρετε / χαῖρε πῶς ἔχετε/ἔχεις; ποῦ οἰκεῖς; (οἰκῶ ἐν ...) τί ποιεῖς; σπουδάζω ἐν τῷ πανεπιστημίῳ, κτλ. (καὶ τὰ λοιπά = “etc.”)
Warm-Up: Speak Greek! (cont’d) τί γίγνεται ἔξω; πότερον ... εὐήλιόν ἐστιν, ἢ ὕει, ἢ νείφει; ?
Oral Quiz. ἐλαυνω person verb form DO ἐγώ-“I” ? (“drive”) τοὺς βοῦς σύ-“you” “he/she/it/Dicaeopolis” ? (“drives”) ὦ _______ , ? (“drive!”) command form (“imperative”)
Oral Quiz. φιλέω person verb form DO ἐγώ-“I” ? (“love”) τὸν οἶκον σύ-“you” “he/she/it/Dicaeopolis” ? (“loves”) ὦ _______ , ? (“love!”) command form (“imperative”)
Oral Quiz. εἰμί person verb form predicate complement ἐγώ-“I” ? (“am”) ἰσχυρά / ἰσχυρός σύ-“you” ? (“are”) “he/she/it/Dicaeopolis” ? (“is”) ὦ _______ , ? (“be!”) command form (“imperative”)
Ch2 Beta-Grammar Section λέγω “say/speak,” πονέ-ω “toil/work,” εἰμί “am,” ἐλθεῖν (aorist infinitive) “come/go”
Warm-Up: Speak Greek! ΔΙΔΑΣΚ, ΜΑΘ τί γίγνεται ἔξω; πότερον ... χαίρετε / χαῖρε πῶς ἔχετε/ἔχεις; ποῦ οἰκεῖς; (οἰκῶ ἐν ...) τί ποιεῖς; σπουδάζω ἐν τῷ πανεπιστημίῳ, κτλ. (καὶ τὰ λοιπά = “etc.”) τί γίγνεται ἔξω; πότερον ... εὐήλιόν ἐστιν, ἢ ὕει, ἢ νείφει;
Warm-Up: Speak Greek! (cont’d) ΔΙΔΑΣΚΑΛΟΣ τί σοι ἀρέσκει (“What is pleasing to you?” = “What do you like?”) ὦ, ____· πότερον ἀρέσκει σοι... ἡ γυμναστική, ἢ τὸ ἠλεκτρονικῶς παίζειν, ἢ τὸ ἀναγιγνώσκειν; ΜΑΘΗΤΗΣ / ΜΑΘΗΤΡΙΣ ὦ διδάσλαλε, ἀρέσκει μοι...
Hey, Xanthias (ὦ Ξανθία), come here (δεῦρο)! I say that (ὅτι) .... I am in the house. I work hard. Hey, Xanthias (ὦ Ξανθία), come here (δεῦρο)!
Greek Language A Historical Perspective
The Greek World
Ancient versus Modern Greek πῶς ἔχεις; “How are you?” (Lit, “How are you holding”) ἔχω καλῶς “I’m well!” ἔχω κακῶς “I’m not well/I’m feeling poorly” τί κάνεις; “How are you?” (Lit, “How are you holding”) κάνω καλά “I’m well!” κάνω κακά “I’m not well/I’m feeling poorly”
Greek and English, Relationships?… angelos ~ ? angel psukhē ~ ? psychology (“psych”) mētēr ~ ? (not “meter” measurement) mother patēr ~ ? father Derivatives versus… Cognates
Greek and Proto-Indo-European
Stages of Greek Pre-alphabetic Alphabetic Mycenean 1600-1100 BCE Iron-age Archaic ca. 750-ca. 500 Classical ca. 500-ca. 320 Hellenistic + koine ca. 320 BCE-ca. 330 CE Medieval (aka Byzantine) ca. 330 CE-1453 Modern 1453-present