Lesson 19: Third Declension Nouns
| αἰων - eternal | πατηρ - father |
| ἀρχων - ruler | μητηρ - mother |
| ἐλπις - hope | θυγατηρ - daughter |
| νυξ - night | ἀρχη - beginning |
| σαρξ - flesh | ἀγγελια - message |
| χαρις - grace | κοινωνια - fellowship |
ASSIGNMENT: Memorize the vocabulary above.
Third declension nouns are irregular. They have irregular stems and irregular endings. The endings below are those COMMONLY used; but there are many, many others. What the student must do, therefore, is learn these basic endings and then learn to recognize these nouns when they occur, and that will only happen with practice!
These are the normal endings of the third declension:
| masc/fem | neuter | |
| Nom. | -ας (or none) | -none |
| Gen. | -ος | -ος |
| L.I.D. | -ι | -ι |
| Acc. | -ν or -α | -none |
| masc/fem | neuter | |
| Nom. | -ες | -α |
| Gen. | -ων | -ων |
| L.I.D. | -σι | -σι |
| Acc. | -ας | -α |
ASSIGNMENT: Memorize the normal 3rd declension noun endings above, and translate the following sentences:
1. ἐλπιδα οὐκ ἐχομεν ὁτι οὐ γινωσκομεν τον κυριον
2. ὁ λογος μου μενει εἰς τον αἱωνα
(NOTE: the definite article which comes before the normining case, gender and number)
This lesson is not quite over, dear student. Please continue on from here with what follows.
| ἀναστασις - resurrection | ἁλιευς - fisherman |
| γνωσις - knowledge | ἀρχιερευς - high priest |
| δυναμις - power | βασιλευς - king |
| κρισις - judgment | γραμματευς - scribe |
| πιστις - faith | i(ereuj- priest |
| πολις - city | ἰχθυς - fish |
| στασις - dissension | σταχυς - grain |
ASSIGNENT: Memorize the vocabulary above and translate the following sentences:
1. ἐσωθημεν τῃ χαριτι δια πιστεως
2. στασις ἐν τῃ ἐκκλησιᾳ ἐστι κακη
| βαθος - depth | αἱμα - blood |
| γενος - generation | θελημα - will |
| ἐθνος - nation | ὀνομα - name |
| ἐθος - custom | πνευμα- spirit, or Spirit, or wind |
| ἐλεος - mercy | ῥημα- word |
| ὀρος - mountain | στομα - mouth |
| σκοτος - darkness | σωμα - body |
| τελος - completion | ὑδωρ - water |
ASSIGNMENT: Memorize the vocabulary above and translate the following sentences:
1. γινωσκομεν και το θελημα και την ἀγαπην του θεου
2. ἐγω μεν βαπτιζω ὑμας ἐν ὑδατι, ἐκεινος δε βαπτισει ὑμας ἐν τῳ πνευματι