6. The servants were looking up into the heavens. LESSON 14 The First Declension or Declension of α-Stems 88. VOCABULARY ἀρχή, beginning ἀγάπη, love γραφή, writing, scripture διαθήκη, covenant, testament ἐντολή, commandment δικαιοσύνη, righteousness ζωή,1 life εἰρήνη, peace φωνή, voice κώμη, village ψυχή, soul 89. All substantives of the first declension whose nominatives end in α or η are feminine in gender. 90. The feminine article (ἡ) and nominatives in -η are declined as follows:
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