User-Friendly Greek: A Common Sense Approach to the Greek New Testament
Overview
Easley’s inspiration for this book comes in a recommendation written several centuries ago from Martin Luther who said, “Languages are the sheath which hides the Sword of the Spirit…so although the faith of the gospel may be proclaimed by a preacher without the knowledge of the languages, the preaching will be feeble and ineffective. But where the languages are studied, the proclamation will be fresh and powerful, the Scriptures will be searched, and a faith will be constantly rediscovered through ever new words and deeds.” User-Friendly Greek is designed to help students and ministers bridge the gap between learning New Testament Greek and applying that knowledge as they study, preach, and teach from the New Testament. It is a practical resource, filled with useful summary tables and charts, and a great complement to the Greek Testament.
Top Highlights
“The verb is the single most important word in a Greek sentence.” (Page 9)
“The verb group. Four parts of speech belong to the Greek verb group. By far the most important part of speech is the verb itself. Basically a verb is an action word, such as ἔρχομαι (I come). A word that describes a verb is an adverb, such as καλῶς (well). A word that joins verbs or other grammatical equals is a conjunction, such as καί (and). Short words that intensify speech in various ways are called particles, such as γέ (indeed).” (Pages 5–6)
“For preaching purposes it is important to identify prepositional phrases and separate them from the clause that they are part of.” (Pages 7–8)
“The noun group. Four parts of speech also belong to the noun group. The most important is the noun itself, naming a person, place, or thing, such as πατήρ (father). A word that describes a noun is an adjective, such as πιστός (faithful). The most frequent adjective is the article: ὁ, ἡ, τό (the). A word that substitutes for a noun is a pronoun, such as ἐμαυτοῦ (myself). (The noun referred to by a pronoun is its antecedent.) A word showing the relationship of a noun or pronoun to the rest of a sentence is a preposition, such as ἀντί (instead of).” (Page 6)
“Main clause. A group of words that can stand alone and that contains a verb is a main clause. (Sometimes a ‘be’ verb is only implied in the Greek text.) Any sentence with only one main clause, with or without prepositional phrases, is a simple sentence. Any sentence with two or more main clauses, with or without prepositional phrases, and without dependent clauses, is a compound sentence.” (Page 7)
Product Details
- Title: User-Friendly Greek: A Common Sense Approach to the Greek New Testament
- Author: Kendell H. Easley
- Publisher: Broadman and Holman
- Publication Date: 1994
- Pages: 175