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Designed as a textbook for teaching introductory Greek grammar and syntax, Greek Is Good Grief: Laying the Foundation for Exegesis and Exposition uses a graded database, beginning with the simpler Greek of John 1, moving to Mark 8 as an example of middle level Greek, and concluding with 1 Thessalonians 1–2 as representative of Paul’s style. Working from that database, the chapters introduce first...

When the consonant γ is placed before another gutteral (γ, κ, χ), it is pronounced as ν. For example, the word ἀγγελος is pronounced “an-ge-los,” not “ag-ge-los.” Once you can pronounce the Greek letters and diphthongs, you can pronounce Greek words. The basic rule for dividing and pronouncing words is that there is one vowel or diphthong per syllable. συναγωγη = συ-να-γω-γη = su-na-gŌ-gē δαιμονιον = δαι-μο-νι-ον = dai-mo-ni-on εὐαγγελιον = εὐ-αγ-γε-λι-ον = eu-an-ge-li-on
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