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Athenaze Supplemental Readings for New

Testament students
By Seumas Macdonald (thepatrologist.com)

v.20220725

A brief introduction
This is an in-progress work to write a series of readings that complement and
expand the readings in the Athenaze Greek course, particularly by developing a
set of stories that (a) build upon the grammar and vocabulary in that course,
(b) have a setting that matches the New Testament world, (c) introduces and
makes students familiar with Koine, and particularly New Testament, language
and idiom.
New or unfamiliar expressions or idioms are marked in orange, with glosses
below. Particular idioms or syntactical features will also be explained as the
readings progress.
All feedback and corrections welcome. Email me at thepatrologist@gmail.com

Contents
A brief introduction ........................................................................................1
Ιa ...........................................................................................................................2
Ιβ ...........................................................................................................................3
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Ιa
ὁ Ἰούδᾱς Ἰουδαῖός ἐστιν. οἰκεῖ δὲ ὁ Ἰούδᾱς οὐκ ἐν τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ, ἀλλὰ
ἐν τῇ Γαλιλαίᾳ. Γαλιλαῖος οὖν ἐστιν ὁ Ἰούδας. καὶ ἐν τοῖς ἀγροῖς
πονεῖ ὁ Ἰούδᾱς. γεωργὸς γάρ ἐστιν. χαλεπὸς δέ ἐστιν ὁ βίος. ὁ γὰρ
ἀγρὸς μῑκρός, ὁ δὲ πόνος μακρός, ὥς ἀεὶ. πολλάκις οὖν στενάζει ὁ
Ἰούδᾱς καὶ λέγει, «ὦ θέε, χαλεπός ἐστιν ὁ βίος. ἐλέησόν μου, ὦ
κῡ́ ριε.» ἀλλὰ ἰσχῡρός ἐστιν ὁ ἄνθρωπος καὶ ἐλεύθερος. πολλάκις
οὖν χαίρει. φιλεῖ δὲ τὸν οἶκον καὶ τὸν θεόν. τίς ἐστιν ὁ θεός τοῦ
Ἰούδᾱ; ὁ θεός τοῦ Ἰούδᾱ ἐστιν ὁ θεὸς τοῦ Ἰσραήλ, ὁ θεὸς τοῦ
Ἀβραάμ, Ἰσαάκ, καὶ Ἰακώβ. καλός ἐστιν ὁ θεός. ὁ οὖν κλῆρος τοῦ
Ἰούδᾱ καὶ καλός ἐστιν, σῖτον γὰρ παρέχει ἰκανόν.
Ἰούδᾱς, (ᾱν, ᾱ, ᾳ) – Judah, Judas κῡ́ ριε – Lord!
Ἰουδαῖος – Judean, Jew θεός – God
ἐν τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ – in Judea Ἰσραήλ – Israel
ἐν τῇ Γαλιλαίᾳ – in Galilee Ἀβραάμ – Abraham
ὦ θέε – Ο God! Ἰσαάκ – Isaac
ἐλέησόν μου – have mercy on me Ἰακώβ - Jacob
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Ιβ
ἐν τῷ ἀγρῷ πονεῖ ὁ Ἰούδᾱς. γεωργὸς γάρ ἐστιν. χαλεπὸς δέ ἐστιν ὁ
βίος. μακρὸς γὰρ ὁ πόνος. πολὺν οὖν χρόνον πονεῖ ὁ ἄνθρωπος ἐν
τῷ ἀγρῳ. ἀλλὰ, οὐ πάντοτε πονεῖ ὁ Ἰούδᾱς. σήμερον οὐ πονεῖ ἀλλὰ
ἡσυχάζει. διὰ τί οὐ πονεῖ σήμερον; διότι ἔστιν τὸ σάββατον.
σήμερον οὖν οὐκ ἐν τοῖς ἀγροῖς ἀλλὰ ἐν τῇ συναγωγῇ ἐστιν ὁ
Ἰούδᾱς. ἐν τῇ συναγωγῇ ἀκούει ὁ Ἰούδᾱς τοῦ διδασκάλου. ὁ γὰρ
διδάσκαλος λέγει ὅτι ὁ θεός ἐστιν καλός. εἷς ἐστιν ὁ θεός. ὁ Ἰούδᾱς
πιστεύει ὅτι εἷς ὁ θεός ἐστιν, καὶ χαίρει.
πάντοτε – always (ἀεί) ἀκούει – hears, listens to
σήμερον – today διδάσκαλος – teacher
διὰ τί - why? λέγει – says
διότι– because ὅτι – that
τὸ σάββατον – the Sabbath εἷς – one
ἐν τῇ συναγωγῇ - in the synagogue πιστεύει - believes