elementary classical greek 1 (grk 101) andrew scholtz, instructor
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Speak Greek!
ΔΙΔΑΣΚΑΛΟΣ –Χαίρετε, ὦ μαθηταί / ὦ μαθητρίδες ΜΑΘΗΤΑΙ (καὶ μαθηταὶ καὶ μαθητρίδες) –Χαῖρε, ὦ διδάσκαλε... ὦ _____· τί ποιεῖς; – φ έ ρω τ ὸ ἄ ροτρον – καθε ύ δω – καθ ί ζω – ἑ λα ύ νω το ὺ ς βο ῦ ς ὦ _____· τί ποιεῖ ὁ / ἡ _____; – φ έ ρει τ ὸ ἄ ροτρον – καθε ύ δει – καθ ί ζει – ἑ λα ύ νει το ὺ ς βο ῦ ς
Speak Greek! (cont.) ἆρα ἐλαύνει τοὺς βοῦς ὁ / ἡ ______; –ναί· ἐλαύνει τοὺς βοῦς –οὐχί· οὐκ ἐλαύνει τοὺς βοῦς ὦ ____· (μὴ) –ἔλαυν_ τοὺς βοῦς –φέρ_ τὸ ἄροτρον τί ἐστιν ὁ Δικαιόπολις; ποῦ ἐστὶν δοῦλος;
Oral Quiz. ἐ λαυνω personverb paradigmDOtranslation ἐγὼἐγὼ το ὺ ς βο ῦ ς Ι drive the cattle. σὺσὺ το ὺ ς βο ῦ ς You drive the cattle. ὁ Δικαι ό π ολιςτο ὺ ς βο ῦ ς D. drives the cattle. ὦ Δικαι ό π ολι ! το ὺ ς βο ῦ ς ! D.! Drive the cattle!
Oral Quiz. ε ἰ μ ί personverb paradigmDOtranslation ἐγώἰσχυρά / ἰσχυρός I am strong! σὺἰσχυρά / ἰσχυρός You are strong! ὁ ΔικαιόπολίςἀργόςD. is lazy. ὦ Δικαιόπολι!ἰσχυρόςD.! Be strong!
Oral Quiz. ἐ λαυνω personverb paradigmDOtranslation ἐγὼἐγὼ το ὺ ς βο ῦ ς Ι drive the cattle. σὺσὺ το ὺ ς βο ῦ ς You drive the cattle. ὁ Δικαι ό π ολιςτο ὺ ς βο ῦ ς D. drives the cattle. ὦ Δικαι ό π ολι ! το ὺ ς βο ῦ ς ! D.! Drive the cattle!
Elements of Course
Curriculum Greek Sequence GRK 101, 102 GRK 203, 204 GRK 380A > Major Propgrams Majors – Classics Greek & Latin – Latin – Classical Civilization Minors – Greek – Latin – Classical Civilization
Resources, Procedures Online – – Text: Athenaze vol. 1 (2 ed.) Objectives –Alphabet, pronunciation –Basic grammar morphology syntax 30-Aug 2010Intro11
Resources, Procedures (cont.) Objectives (cont.) –read Athenaze Greek Real Greek (quiz-quotes) –civilization Attendance Assessment (grading) – participation – assignments – quizzing – testing Honesty 30-Aug Intro
Greek Language A Historical Perspective
(temet nosce)
Temple of Apollo, Delphi Temple of Athena Pronaos Delphi
The Greek World
Ancient versus Modern Greek Ancient 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” Modern 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”) –mother patēr ~ ? –father Derivatives versus… Cognates
Greek and Proto-Indo-European Proto-Indo-European mētēr(Greek) mater(Latin) matar(Sanskrit) “mother”(English) Inflected, like … English “have” etc. – “(I, you) have” – “(he / she / it) has” – “I had,” etc. English “he” etc. – “him,” “her,” “it,” “his,” “hers,” “its,” “they” etc.
Stages of Greek Pre-alphabetic Mycenean BCE Iron-age Alphabetic 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