I really like that you explain all the different terminology of the grammar, and don't assume we already know what they mean. That makes the course so accessible for everyone.
Hi community, maybe someone here know whether there is a translations/solutions accompaniment to the JACT Reading Greek? I am doing this wholly autodidactically and it would be helpful to know whether my solutions to Grammar and Reading excercises are correct.
Hi Susi, yes - there is a third JACT book named _Reading Greek: An Independent Study Guide_ and that book contains both translations of the texts and answers to the exercises. I have put the Amazon link to this book beneath my message. However, please note that there are some mistakes in its answers to the exercises, so if you ever doubt that the book is correct, do double check using the _Grammar and Exercises_ to find out if you are correct or if the book is correct. I hope that helps, and thank you once again for supporting my channel! Amazon link to the book: www.amazon.co.uk/Independent-Study-Guide-Reading-Greek/dp/0521698502/
I've looked up the compound verb ἀποβαινω in the pocket oxford, and it shows a lot of possible meanings, none of which is "go away", the closest meaning that it does show is probably "turn out". Is this just because the pocket dictionary is not extensive enough and doesn't have the space to note all the possible meanings?
Good question! It is unfortunate that this meaning is not in that particular dictionary, as it is otherwise a handy dictionary for those learning Greek. In response to your question, I suppose that they have not included it since it is one of the less common meanings of ἀποβαινω, even though it is the literal meaning of the verb. This illustrates my point that compound verbs do often have less predictable meanings. So the answer to your question is yes - although "go away" is indeed one of the meanings of ἀποβαινω, the Pocket Oxford Classical Greek Dictionary does not have space to list all the meanings of words. You can access the LSJ (which is much more comprehensive) using the website or app Logeion. Here is the link to the LSJ entry for ἀποβαινω on Logeion, which does indeed include "go away" or "depart": logeion.uchicago.edu/ἀποβαίνω. All the best!
@@LearnAncientGreek Allright, thank you! I have another question: Do compound verbs always elide when possible? Or is it random, like with prepositions?
@@stewoe7157 You're welcome :) Good question! First, I wouldn't say that elision is totally _random_ with prepositions, but I know what you mean - it does not always occur when you would expect it to. With regard to compound verbs, it seems like elision always occurs there (without the apostrophe though, as I mention in the video), but I am not certain. I believe this to be the case because I am not currently able to come up with examples of _unelided_ compound verbs, only elided ones. I shall let you know if I come across an unelided compound verb!
@@fwboring802 Okay, thank you for confirming that, I shall do so in my next lesson :) Do you mind if I display the comment you made when you donated? It would show your username. If you'd prefer just "Bill" alone, please let me know. Thanks again!
I really like that you explain all the different terminology of the grammar, and don't assume we already know what they mean. That makes the course so accessible for everyone.
Thank you for your comment - I'm glad to hear that my explanations help and I shall continue to explain the meanings of new grammatical terms :)
Well done David
Thank you! :)
well done jake
if possible you can use /θ/ for the pronunciation of θ
but thx for the explanation
Hi community, maybe someone here know whether there is a translations/solutions accompaniment to the JACT Reading Greek? I am doing this wholly autodidactically and it would be helpful to know whether my solutions to Grammar and Reading excercises are correct.
Hi Susi, yes - there is a third JACT book named _Reading Greek: An Independent Study Guide_ and that book contains both translations of the texts and answers to the exercises. I have put the Amazon link to this book beneath my message. However, please note that there are some mistakes in its answers to the exercises, so if you ever doubt that the book is correct, do double check using the _Grammar and Exercises_ to find out if you are correct or if the book is correct. I hope that helps, and thank you once again for supporting my channel!
Amazon link to the book: www.amazon.co.uk/Independent-Study-Guide-Reading-Greek/dp/0521698502/
I've looked up the compound verb ἀποβαινω in the pocket oxford, and it shows a lot of possible meanings, none of which is "go away", the closest meaning that it does show is probably "turn out". Is this just because the pocket dictionary is not extensive enough and doesn't have the space to note all the possible meanings?
Good question! It is unfortunate that this meaning is not in that particular dictionary, as it is otherwise a handy dictionary for those learning Greek. In response to your question, I suppose that they have not included it since it is one of the less common meanings of ἀποβαινω, even though it is the literal meaning of the verb. This illustrates my point that compound verbs do often have less predictable meanings. So the answer to your question is yes - although "go away" is indeed one of the meanings of ἀποβαινω, the Pocket Oxford Classical Greek Dictionary does not have space to list all the meanings of words. You can access the LSJ (which is much more comprehensive) using the website or app Logeion. Here is the link to the LSJ entry for ἀποβαινω on Logeion, which does indeed include "go away" or "depart": logeion.uchicago.edu/ἀποβαίνω. All the best!
@@LearnAncientGreek Allright, thank you! I have another question: Do compound verbs always elide when possible? Or is it random, like with prepositions?
@@stewoe7157 You're welcome :) Good question! First, I wouldn't say that elision is totally _random_ with prepositions, but I know what you mean - it does not always occur when you would expect it to. With regard to compound verbs, it seems like elision always occurs there (without the apostrophe though, as I mention in the video), but I am not certain. I believe this to be the case because I am not currently able to come up with examples of _unelided_ compound verbs, only elided ones. I shall let you know if I come across an unelided compound verb!
"Bill" would be OK.
Do you mean that you would be fine with me mentioning that "Bill" kindly donated in support of the channel? :)
Yes.
@@fwboring802 Okay, thank you for confirming that, I shall do so in my next lesson :) Do you mind if I display the comment you made when you donated? It would show your username. If you'd prefer just "Bill" alone, please let me know. Thanks again!
Just "Bill", please. Thank you.