Vocabulary

Definitions Number Verses Only Used In
Accusative Case

The accusative absolute is a participle of impersonal verbs (those not having a noun or pronoun as a subject)  at the beginning of a sentence, These phrases provide more information about the relative timing of the participle and verb. The present participle is used with simultaneous actions ("during," "while"). The aorist participle is used with preceding actions ("when" and "after'").  The perfect participle indicates actions continuing from the past to the present. The future is less common, generally found after the particle ὡς (hōs) "in view of the fact that" or "on the grounds that.

An Adverbial Accusative when an accusative adjective is used to quantify (or limit) the action of a verb. An adverbial accusative may be used to express a limitation by indicating: measure, distance, the time, the manner , a reference point. "how much," "how," "when," etc. A direct object without a verb or preposition acts as an adverb describing the verb's action.

A false double accusative assumes an "is" between the two words. The  second acts a a predicate to the first, that is, something affirmed or denied.

A true double accusative has two objects to the verb. This is limited to verbs of:

  • teaching, reminding
  • clothing, anointing
  • inquiring, asking
  • other types of causative ideas
acharistos

ἀχαρίστους  [1 verse] (adj pl masc acc) "Unthankful" is  acharistos, which means "ungracious", "unpleasant", "without grace or charm", and "thankless."  - "Unthankful" is a verb that means "ungracious", "unpleasant", "without grace or charm", and "thankless."

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achreios

ἀχρεῖον [2 verses](adj sg masc acc) "Unprofitable" is achreios, which means "useless," "unprofitable," esp. "unfit for war," "helpless," "foolish," and "without cause."

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achri

ἄχρι " [3 verses] (prep, adv) "Until" is from achri, which means "until," "continually," "as far is," "so long as," and "as far as."  - "Until" is from another uncommon word that means "until," but unlike the more common word for "until," it also has the sense of "continually until."

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adelphe

ἀδελφὴ [5 verses] (noun sg fem nom) "Sister" is adelphe, which means "daughter of the same mother," "kinswoman," and it a term of endearment.  - "Sister" is female forms of the word that means "kin," and generally it means "child of the same mother."

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