Prepositions!
Know the prepositions (and definitions by case: Genitive, Dative, Accusative) in the book
ἀπό gen: away from (ἀπ’ ἀφ’)
δία gen: through acc: on account of (δι’)
εἰς acc: into, in, among
ἐκ gen: from, out of (ἐξ)
ἐν dat: in, on, among
μετά gen: with acc: after (μετ’ μεθ’)
παρά gen: from dat: beside, in the presence of acc: alongside of (παρ’)
πρός acc: to, towards, with
ὑπό gen: by acc: under (ὑπ’ ὑφ’)
Know all the vocabulary up through chapter 8 in the book
Pay special attention to the word εἰμί. It’s the verb “to be”
There are 3 “persons” 1st 2nd & 3rd, and 2 “numbers” singular & plural.
1st sl: εἰμί “I am”
2nd sl: εἶ “you are”
3rd sl: ἐστίν “he is”
1st pl: ἐσμέν “we are”
2nd pl: ἐστέ “y’all are”
3rd pl: εἰσίν “they are”
A very important form of εἰμί you will need to recognize is: ἦν “he was”
This is actually the past tense form of 3rd sl ἐστίν “he is”
BONUS VIDEO: Article Song (this will help you learn the Article chart!)
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