Greek Grammar 9.2 (Prepositions)

Question 1

What case/s does there NOT appear a preposition?

Answer 1

The nominative and the vocative cases.

Question 2

Which cases are called the oblique cases. Why?

Answer 2

The Genitive, Dative and Accusative. Because they take the preposition.

Question 3

What case/s does the preposition ‘ἐκ’ appear before? How should it be translated?

Answer 3

The Genitive case. “From / Out of”

Question 4

What case/s does the preposition ‘ἐν’ appear before? How should it be translated?

Answer 4

The Dative case. “In”

Question 5

What case/s does the preposition ‘πρὸς’ appear before? How should it be translated?

Answer 5

The Accusative case. “toward, with”

Question 6

What case/s does the preposition ‘ἀπὸ’ appear before? How should it be translated?

Answer 6

The Genitive case. “Away from”.

Question 7

What case/s does the preposition ‘ἐπὶ’ appear before? How should it be translated?

Answer 7

The Genitive case. “Upon”. The Accusative case. “against”. And the Dative case. “near”.

Question 8

What case/s does the preposition ‘εἰς’ appear before? How should it be translated?

Answer 8

The Accusative case. “Into”

Question 9

What case/s does the preposition ‘διά’ appear before? How should it be translated?

Answer 9

The Genitive case. “through”. And the Accusative case. “for the sake of”

Question 10

What case/s does the preposition ‘ἐπάνω’ appear before? How should it be translated?

Answer 10

The Genitive case. “above / over / upon”

Question 11

What case/s does the preposition ‘κατὰ’ appear before? How should it be translated?

Answer 11

The Genitive case. “below” and the Accusative case. “Under” or “near”

Question 12

What case/s does the preposition ‘ὑπὲρ’ appear before? How should it be translated?

Answer 12

The Accusative case. “above/beyond”

Question 13

What case/s does the preposition ‘μετά’ appear before? How should it be translated?

Answer 13

The Genitive case. “with”. And the Accusative case. “after, behind”

Question 14

What case/s does the preposition ‘περί’ appear before? How should it be translated?

Answer 14

The Genitive case. “concerning”. And the Accusative case. “around”

Question 15

Identify the case of the preposition in the phrase ‘ἐν ἀρχῇ’. Translate.

Answer 15

Dative. “in the beginning”

Question 16

Identify the case of the preposition in the phrase ‘πρὸς τὸν θεόν’. Translate.

Answer 16

Accusative. “towards God”

Question 17

Identify the case of the preposition in the phrase ‘ἀπὸ τοῦ πονηροῦ’. Translate.

Answer 17

Genitive. “away from evil”

Question 18

Identify the case of the preposition in the phrase ‘διὰ τὴν γῆν’. Translate.

Answer 18

Accusative. “because of the land”

Question 19

Identify the case of the preposition in the phrase ‘μετὰ τῶν τέκνων’. Translate.

Answer 19

Genitive. “with the children”

Question 20

Identify the case of the preposition in the phrase ‘ἐπὶ γῆς’. Translate.

Answer 20

Genitive. “upon earth”

Question 21

Identify the case of the preposition in the phrase ‘εἰς τὸ πρόσωπον’. Translate.

Answer 21

Accusative. “into his face”

Question 22

Identify the case of the preposition in the phrase ‘περὶ τοῦ Πέτρου’. Translate.

Answer 22

Genitive. “concerning Peter”

Question 23

Identify the case of the preposition in the phrase ‘ἐπάνω τοῦ ὕδατος’. Translate.

Answer 23

Genitive. “above the water”

Question 24

Identify the case of the preposition in the phrase ‘κατὰ τῆν γῆν’. Translate.

Answer 24

Accusative. “under the earth”

Question 25

Identify the case of the preposition in the phrase ‘ὑπὲρ τῶν προβάτων’. Translate.

Answer 25

Genitive. “for the sake of the sheep”

Question 26

Identify the case of the preposition in the phrase ‘διὰ τῆς Ἰουδαίας’. Translate.

Answer 26

Genitive. “through Judaea”

Question 27

Identify the case of the preposition in the phrase ‘μετὰ τὴν ἡμέραν’. Translate.

Answer 27

Accusative. “after the day”

Question 28

Identify the case of the preposition in the phrase ‘περὶ τὸν κόσμον’. Translate.

Answer 28

Accusative. “around the universe”