Nominative Genitive Vocabulary Review

Nominative and Genitive Cases in Ancient Greek

Definitions and Meanings

  • Nominative Case: Used for the subject of a sentence.

  • Genitive Case: Often indicates possession or relationship.

Vocabulary and Meanings

  • ἡ ἀγορά τῆς ἀγοράς (agora): marketplace, agora

  • ἡ ἀδελφή τῆς ἀδελφής (adelphē): sister

  • ἡ γραφή τῆς γραφῆς (graphē): writing, painting

  • ἡ γη τῆς γης (gē): land, earth

  • ἡ γυνή τῆς γυναικός (gunē): woman, wife

  • ἡ θεά τῆς θεᾶς (thea): goddess

  • ἡ μάχη τῆς μάχης (machē): battle

  • ἡ νῆσος τῆς νήσου (nēsos): island

  • ἡ ὁδός τῆς ὁδοῦ (hodos): road, way

  • ἡ οἰκία τῆς οἰκίας (oikia): house, household

  • ἡ τέχνη τῆς τέχνης (technē): art, skill, craft

  • ἡ φιλία τῆς φιλίας (philia): friendship

  • ἡ χώρα τῆς χώρας (chōra): land, country

  • ἡ ψυχή τῆς ψυχῆς (psychē): soul, spirit

  • ὁ ἀδελφός τοῦ ἀδελφοῦ (adelphos): brother

  • ὁ ἄνθρωπος τοῦ ἀνθρώπου (anthrōpos): human being, man

  • ὁ ἥρως τοῦ ἥρωος (hērōs): hero

  • ὁ θεός τοῦ θεοῦ (theos): god

  • ὁ κυβερνήτης τοῦ κυβερνήτου (kyberētēs): captain, helmsman

  • ὁ λόγος τοῦ λόγου (logos): word, speech, reason

Additional Terminology

  • ὁ Ὅμηρος τοῦ Ὁμήρου (Homer): Homer

  • ὁ οὐρανός τοῦ οὐρανοῦ (ouranos): sky, heaven

  • ὁ ῥαψῳδός τοῦ ῥαψῳδού (rhapsodēs): rhapsode

  • ὁ στρατιώτης τοῦ στρατιώτου (stratiōtēs): soldier

  • ὁ φίλος τοῦ φίλου (philos): male friend

Terms Related to Affairs and Books

  • τὰ πράγματα τῶν πραγμάτων (prágmata): affairs, things

  • τὸ βιβλίον τοῦ βιβλίου (biblion): book

  • τὸ γραμματεῖον τοῦ γραμματείου (grammateion): writing tablet, manuscript

  • τὸ δῶρον τοῦ δώρου (dōron): gift

  • τὸ ἔργον τοῦ ἔργου (ergon): work, deed, job

  • τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ ὀνόματος (onoma): name

  • τὸ ὅπλον τοῦ ὅπλου (hoplon): weapon; (pl.) arms

  • τὸ πλοῖον τοῦ πλοίου (ploion): boat, vessel

  • τὸ τέκνον τοῦ τέκνου (teknon): child

Summary of Key Concepts

  • Nominative case generally refers to the subjects or main nouns of sentences while the genitive case pertains to possession and relationships between nouns.

  • The vocabulary provided encompasses various nouns and their respective meanings, portraying everyday life and relations in Ancient Greek society.

  • Each term elucidates a specific concept that contributes to a richer understanding of noun usage in Ancient Greek, portraying not just grammatical distinctions but cultural and societal values as well.