the functions of Greek cases, see an advanced grammar like Daniel Wallace, Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics.1 The nominative is the most straightforward of the cases, almost always indicating the subject of the sentence. The simple subject is the most basic and frequent function of a nominative noun. • ἠγάπησεν ὁ θεός τὸν κόσμον (John 3:16) • God loved the world.… The word “predicate” means a verb and all of its modifiers. You will learn
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