Greek in a Nutshell

James Strong’s first lesson begins with a promise: every Greek letter is sounded—and, with a few exceptions, always the same. Can a language’s music really be approached one letter, accent, and breath at a time?

Written as an aid for a class of beginners, Strong’s concise grammar starts with the Greek alphabet, giving each letter a name and sound before turning to accents, breathings, and the rules that shape words. The lessons lead from these first sounds into the workings of nouns, pronouns, and other parts of speech, preparing readers to study the Greek of the New Testament. But Greek is not simply a matter of matching letters to sounds: endings shift, accents move, and neighboring consonants change one another. How much can a newcomer learn by following Strong’s rules, one small lesson at a time?

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