Gresham Machen's New Testament Greek for Beginners, the following components of this handbook will be new material: anarthrous constructions, the ablative, instrumental, and locative cases, the pluperfect tense, usage within tenses, the optative mood, and the grammar of conditions. For those whose introductory studies were from J.
Most people seem to be taught beginning Greek from the same grammar from which their own teacher originally studied. (3) The examples chosen as far as possible employ easy vocabulary. The practice of miniaturization is the key to visualization it produces a greater “depth of field” as in photography. page 2 (2) Inclusions of translations would have the disadvantage of increasing the volume by about 36%, and even more disadvantageously, of separating grammatical captions by about twice the space, making it all the more difficult to see the entire configuration of a topical section at once.
All the while the safety net of the exact location of the translations in English Bibles is there should one really need to use them. For three cogent reasons, 96% of the illustrations provide only the Greek text and its biblical reference: (1) If translation is provided immediately following each line of Greek text, there exists the danger of forming a dependency relationship with it, thwarting the inductive value to be had in tracing out the meaning for oneself. That is, following the presentation of each grammatical principle, illustrations in Greek texts are provided so that one can inspect and analyze the grammar (inductively), and not just hear it (deductively) in the stated principles. (See the concluding, extensive Index of Key Terms and Paradigms.) The Greek Enchiridion is designed for both deductive and inductive study. It is meant to be consulted as a grammatical dictionary. This Enchiridion justifies itself on the same principle as that of a dictionary. It is no shame to view in electronic memory rules and forms one does not use often enough to carry fully in one's head.
In many ways this grammatical compilation mee ts the expositor’s need to have before one's eyes a compact summary of grammatical and exegetical supports. This manual is designed to make it easy to look up grammatical relations about which one is uncertain. Placed within easy reach, the Greek Enchiridion will teach only when the one wanting to contemplate the grammatical structures accesses its help. Paradigms, principal parts of verbs, charts, systematic statements about usage, and the technique of textual transcription are featured. It is serves as a concise reference manual for anyone who has been introduced to Greek by an introductory textbook and is ready to work at translation and exegesis. How to Use the Greek Enchiridion This Enchiridion ( evn + cei ,r + i dion - 'in one's own hand') summarizes the fundamentals of Greek grammar and syntax in handbook format.
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