Workbook

for

Le Semeur (The Sower) by Jean-François Millet

KAIROƩ:

A Beginning Greek Grammar

Ephesians 5:16

Buying the Opportunity

ἐξαγοραζόμενοι τὸν καιρόν

by Fredrick J. Long, Ph.D.

Bethel College, IN

© 2004

Preface to the Workbook

As you prepare to use this Workbook, I would like you to know that I have joyfully labored to make it the most effective possible in conjunction with KAIROƩ: A Beginning Greek Grammar. The Workbook for KAIROƩ has been carefully designed. You will be translating New Testament verses and paragraphs as quickly as possible in order to begin reaping the benefits of your labor. Let me briefly explain about the Workbook for KAIROƩ.

The chapter exercises were made that would exercise the vocabulary presented in each particular chapter.

New Testament verses were sought out that would appropriately exercise the vocabulary and grammar presented in each chapter.

These verses are used as soon as possible to encourage students.

The Workbook contains actual idioms that were painstakingly ferreted out from the Greek NT, so that, even before translating Biblical verses and paragraphs, you will be working with actual Biblical thoughts and phrases.

Some sentences for translation exercises are also taken from the Septuagint (LXX), the Greek translation of the Old Testament. This is valuable for many reasons, not least of which is the fact the NT writers often allude to or quote from the LXX. Indeed, the influence of the LXX translation on the NT writers is very great.

Although the student will be formally presented with every word occurring 50 times or more, in actuality a larger vocabulary is learned, because the exercises contain many words that are not formally presented. The meaning of these “extra” words is given at the end of the sentence in parentheses.

More exercises are included than can be completed in any given week, so that students will have fresh sentences to review before the tests. Also, these numerous exercises provide instructors ample material to create quizzes and tests.

The textbook exercises for each chapter contain six sections:

- Overview is mainly for the student and not necessarily formally to be assigned. It asks straightforward questions to make sure the student understands what are the main things to be learned in each chapter. If the student can answer these questions, then the core material has been learned.

- Vocabulary is a series of crossword puzzles in Greek for each Chapter; additionally, old vocabulary is progressively reviewed in this process.

- Review reviews the grammar of the previous chapter by providing further translation exercises, parsing of verbs, etc. This will keep the student reviewing; learning a language is a cumulative exercise.

- Focus is designed to focus on the current grammar presented in the current chapter. The purpose of this section is to exercise specific points of grammar intentionally, rather than for the student to see a particular point of grammar ...

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About Workbook for Kairos: A Beginning Greek Grammar

Having a good teacher makes all the difference when learning to read and understand the Greek New Testament. The Kairos curriculum is the next best thing to having a personal Greek tutor guiding you along the path toward proficiency.

Kairos is a complete beginning Greek grammar and workbook that can be easily accomplished in one academic year or 28 weeks of self-study. The unique approach explains Greek grammar alongside English grammar, uses lots of examples, charts and summaries; includes plenty of translation exercises from the Greek New Testament; and presents three different types of Greek sentence diagramming. It teaches the most salient features of Greek grammar and syntax along with essential skills for Greek exegesis, including word studies, semantic diagramming, and grammatical analysis.

Kairos is thoroughly integrated with Daniel Wallace’s intermediate-advanced exegetical grammar, Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics, which has become the standard follow up grammar after completing beginning Greek.

Dr. Fred Long, assistant professor of New Testament at Bethel College in Indiana, developed these materials exclusively for his own students and now we're making them available to you! These materials have been tested in the classroom and revised over the years in response to student feedback. In fact, they have been used to successfully introduce New Testament Greek to more than a hundred undergraduate and seminary students in Dr. Long's classes.

Kairos provides an easy yet structured way to get started with biblical Greek. If you have been wanting to learn Greek but haven't started formal training (or your training is a dim memory), these materials will guide you to a place where you can read the New Testament on your own.

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