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Going Deeper w/ NT Greek chapter 2

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Five case system

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Five case system

Focuses on FORM
1. Nominative (Designation)
2. Genitive (Designation/separation)
3. Dative (Interest/locust/means)
4. Accusative (Extension)
5. Vocative (Adress)

Eight Case System

Focuses on FUNCTION
1. Nominative (designation)
2. Genitive (description)
3. Ablative (separation)
4. Dative (Interest)
5. Locative (Location)
6. Intrumental (Means)
7. Accusative (extension)
8. vocative (address)

Major uses of Nominative (3)

Subject, Predicate Nominative, Apposisiton

Other uses of the Nominative (4)

Address, Appellation, Absolute, Hanging Nominative

How can one distinguish the predicate nominative from the subject? (3 ways) KMP 54-5; Wallace 42-5

1. The subject is the <i>pronoun</i>, whether made explicit or implied int he finite verb.
2. The subject will have the article.
3. Often the proper noun