Notes On Koine Greek: Part 26

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1. The Uses & Functions of the Definite Article in Koine Greek: In the
last couple of sections of these “Notes”, I’ve mentioned that the next several
installations would explore the “article” and its different uses / functions. We
continue that here.
2. The Nuts & Bolts of the Koine Greek Definite Article: Here’s my
“new” way for remember the functions and uses of the definite article: images of
nuts and bolts! This installation of “Notes” shows the third “lug nut”.
3. Note: If you are unfamiliar with some of the grammatical terms used below,
please, consult my other “Notes” or my “Grammatical Glossary” which can be
located by going to www.MichaelHalcomb.com and clicking the “My Free
Resources” tab and then scrolling through the first set of image-links until you
find the link for the glossary.
4. The Third “Lug Nut” of the Definite Article: Here, is the “third” lug nut,
which deals with the article in general. So, we now have 3 “lug nuts”, each top
with a different number of sides: one with 5-sides, one with 7-sides and one with
9-sides. I shall refer to the one below as the “Generic Lug Nut”:
Generic (5-Sided) Lug Nut
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Substantiver Pronoun
(Morphs another part (Personal & Relative: Used in 3rd
of speech into a person in “men…de” constructs as
substantive) personal & as relative when in 2nd &
3rd positions where modifier isn’t an
Rules adjective)

Kai connects Alteration

Substantives (The definite article changes to
(E.g. Granville Sharp Rule: match the Case, Number & Gender
1. Both substantives refer to the same person in the of the noun it is modifying.)
“article-substantive-kai-substantive construct Categorical
when both are person, sg. and not proper names.
(Denotes or distinguishes
2. Article-substantive-kai-substantive (TSKS)
class)
constructs involving personal, Pl. & proper nouns:
a) Names and b) Pl. Personal constructions:
distinct, identical, overlapping (e.g. noun + noun
does not = identical; ptc. + ptc. = identical.
3. Impersonal: distinct, overlapping, identical)

*Note: You can use the short phrase, starting with Genitive Phrases, to remember (as
an acronym) the “lug nut: “Gas Dippin”