Maurice Balme was former Head of Classics at Harrow School, UK.Gilbert Lawall is Emeritus Professor of Classics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.James Morwood was Emeritus Fellow at Wadham College, Oxford.

Athenaze, Books I and II, presents a thoughtful, reading-based approach to learning ancient Greek. Both books are interspersed with superbly written cultural and historical essays that introduce readers to the signature characteristics of Greek culture.

• Book 1:INTRODUCTION ixReadings Grammar1 ? ??????????? (?) 2 1. Verb Forms: Stems and Endings 42. Nouns: Genders, Stems, Endings, Cases, and Agreement 43. Labeling Functions of Words in Sentences 6The Athenian Farmer 6 4. Use of the Definite Article 6? ??????????? (?) 8 5. Accents 9? ?????? 10Classical Greek: Heraclitus 11New Testament Greek: Title of the Gospel of Luke 112 ? ??????? (?) 12 1. Verb Forms: Indicative Mood; 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Persons Singular 132. Proclitics 143. The Imperative 15Slavery 15Greek Wisdom: Cleobulus of Lindos 16? ??????? (?) 18 4. Articles, Adjectives, and Nouns; Singular, All Cases 205. Uses of the Cases 206. Persistent Accent of Nouns and Adjectives 207. Recessive Accent of Verbs 21? ?????? 22Classical Greek: Callimachus 23New Testament Greek: Luke 3.22 233 ? ?????? (?) 24 1.Verb Forms: 3rd Person Plural, Imperatives, and Infinitives 26file:///Q|/Higher-Ed/firm/9780199363247.FIRM.Balme.Athenaze-Book-I.3rd-ed.html[10/28/2014 9:49:06 AM]The Deme and the Polis 28? ?????? (?) 30 2. Articles, Adjectives, and Nouns; Singular and Plural, All Cases 313. Accent Shifting 32?? ???? 34Classical Greek: Menander 35New Testament Greek: Luke 6.46 354 ???? ??? ?????? (?) 36 1. Verb Forms: All Persons, Singular and Plural 382. Declensions of Nouns and Adjectives 403. Feminine Nouns and Adjectives of the 1st Declension 40Women 43Greek Wisdom: Pittacus of Mitylene 45???? ??? ?????? (?) 46 4. Masculine Nouns of the 1st Declension 475. Feminine Nouns of the 2nd Declension 486. 1st and 2nd Declension Adjectives 487. Formation of Adverbs 508. The Definite Article as Case Indicator 50?? ???????? ???? ?????? ????????? 51Classical Greek: Callimachus 53New Testament Greek: Luke 6.45 535 ? ????? (?) 54 1. Contract Verbs in -?- 562. Recessive Accent of Finite Verbs 563. Article at the Beginning of a Clause 584. Elision 58Gods and Men 59Greek Wisdom: Chilon of Sparta 61? ????? (?) 62 5. Agreement of Subject and Verb 646. Personal Pronouns 647. Attributive and Predicate Position 668. Possessives 669. The Adjective ?????, -?, -? 68? ????? ?? ??????? ?????? 69Greek Wisdom: The Seven Wise Men 70Classical Greek: Anacreon 71New Testament Greek: Luke 4.22 and 24 716 ? ????? (?) 72 1. Verb Forms: ???? 742. Verbs: Voice 753. Verb Forms: Middle Voice 764. Deponent Verbs 78Myth 81? ????? (?) 84 5. Middle Voice: Meaning 866. Some Uses of the Dative Case 887. Prepositions 89? ?????? ??? ???????? ?????????? 91Classical Greek: Marriage 93New Testament Greek: Luke 13.10-16 937 ? ?????? (?) 94 1. Substantive Use of Adjectives 962. Nouns: Declensions 973. 3rd Declension Consonant Stem Nouns: Velar and Dental Stems 974. Reflexive Pronouns 100Homer 102? ?????? (?) 104 5. 3rd Declension Consonant Stem Nouns: Nasal Stems 1066. 3rd Declension Consonant Stem Nouns: Labial and Liquid Stems 1077. A 3rd Declension Adjective: ??????, ??????, of sound mind; prudent; self-controlled 1078. The Interrogative Pronoun and Adjective 1089. The Indefinite Pronoun and Adjective 109? ??? ?????? ????? ??????????? 110Classical Greek: Sophocles 111Greek Wisdom: Thales of Miletus 1118 ???? ?? ???? (?) 112 1. Participles: "Present" or Progressive: Middle Voice 114Athens: A Historical Outline 117file:///Q|/Higher-Ed/firm/9780199363247.FIRM.Balme.Athenaze-Book-I.3rd-ed.html[10/28/2014 9:49:06 AM]Classical Greek: Archilochus 121New Testament Greek: Luke 5.20-21 121???? ?? ???? (?) 122 2. 3rd Declension Consonant Stem Nouns: Stems in -?- 1243. Two Important Irregular Nouns: ? ????, ??? ????????, woman; wife, and ? ????, ??? ??????, hand 1254. 1st/3rd Declension Adjective ???, ????, ???, all; every; whole 126Greek Wisdom: Periander of Corinth 127 5. Numbers 1286. Expressions of Time When, Duration of Time, and Time within Which 128? ???????? ??? ? ?????? 130Classical Greek: Sappho: The Deserted Lover: A Girl's Lament 1319 ? ????????? (?) 132 1. Participles: Present or Progressive: Active Voice 135The City of Athens 139? ????????? (?) 142 2. 3rd Declension Nouns with Stems Ending in -??- 1453. 3rd Declension Nouns with Stems Ending in a Vowel: ? ????? and ?? ???? 1454. 3rd Declension Nouns with Stems Ending in Diphthongs or Vowels: ? ???????? and the Irregular Nouns ? ???? and ? ????1465. Uses of the Genitive Cases 1476. Some Uses of the Article 148? ???????? ??? ? ????? 149Classical Greek: Simonides 151New Testament Greek: Luke 6.31-33: The Sermon on the Mount 151REVIEW OF VERB FORMS 152PREVIEW OF NEW VERB FORMS 15410 ? ??????? (?) 156 1.Verb Forms: Verbs with sigmatic Futures 1582. Verb Forms: The Asigmatic Contract Future of Verbs in ???? 1593. Verb Forms: The Sigmatic Future of Contract Verbs 1594. Verb Forms: Verbs with Deponent Futures 159Festivals 162Classical Greek: Theognis 163New Testament Greek: Luke 6.35-36: The Sermon on the Mount 163? ??????? (?) 164 5. Verb Forms: The Asigmatic Contract Future of Verbs with Liquid and Nasal Stems 1666.The Irregular Verb ???? 1687. Future Participle to Express Purpose 1708. Impersonal Verbs 1709. Review of Questions 171? ???????? ???? ???????? ????????? 171Classical Greek: Menander 173New Testament Greek: Luke 5.30-32 17311 ? ?????? (?) 174 1. Verb Forms: Past Tense: The Aorist 1762. Verb Forms: The Thematic 2nd Aorist 1773. Aspect 1784. Thematic 2nd Aorist Active and Middle Participles 1805. Verb Forms: Common Verbs with Thematic 2nd Aorists 180Greek Science and Medicine 183Classical Greek: Theognis 185New Testament Greek: Luke 6.20-21: The Beatitudes 185? ?????? (?) 186 6. Verbs with Thematic 2nd Aorists from Unrelated Stems 1897. Accents on Thematic 2nd Aorist Active Imperatives 1898. Augment 190? ????????? ??? ??????? ???????? 192New Testament Greek: Luke 6.27-29: The Sermon on the Mount 19312 ???? ??? ??????? (?) 194 1. Verb Forms: Past Tense: The Sigmatic 1st Aorist 1962. Sigmatic 1st Aorist Active and Middle Participles 199Trade and Travel 200Classical Greek: Scolion: The Four Best Things in Life 203New Testament Greek: Luke 15.3-7: The Parable of the Lost Sheep 203???? ??? ??????? (?) 204 3. Verb Forms: The Asigmatic 1st Aorist of Verbs with Liquid and Nasal Stems 2074. Irregular Sigmatic 1st Aorists 2085. Verb Forms: Augment of Compound Verbs 209? ??????? ??? ????????? ???????? 210Greek Wisdom: Bias of Priene 211file:///Q|/Higher-Ed/firm/9780199363247.FIRM.Balme.Athenaze-Book-I.3rd-ed.html[10/28/2014 9:49:06 AM]13 ???? ??? ???????? (?) 212 1. Verb Forms: The Imperfect or Past Progressive Tense 2132. Aspect 216The Rise of Persia 218???? ??? ???????? (?) 222 3. Relative Clauses 2244. 3rd Declension Nouns and Adjectives with Stems in -??- 2265. 1st/3rd Declension Adjective with 3rd Declension Stems in -?- and -?- 227? ?????? ??? ??????????? ????????? 228Greek Wisdom: Solon of Athens 230Classical Greek: Archilochus 231CONTENTSIntroduction, iiiChapter 1, ? ???????????, 1Reading: ? ?????, 3Chapter 2, ? ???????, 4Reading: ???? ??????????, 7Chapter 3, ? ??????, 8Reading: ? ???????? ??? ??? ??????? ??????, 11Chapter 4, ???? ??? ??????, 12Reading: ? ???????? ??? ? ?????, 17Chapter 5, ? ?????, 18Grammar: Clauses of Result with ????, 20Reading: ? ?????? ??? ???? ?? ?????, 24Vocabulary: Chapters 1-5, 25Chapter 6, ? ?????, 28Reading: ? ??????????? ?????????, 32Chapter 7, ? ??????, 34Reading: ?? ??? ????? ?????, 37Chapter 8, ???? ?? ????, 39Reading: ?? ???? ???? ???????????? ????????, 40Reading: ? ?????????? ??? ?? ??????, 46Chapter 9, ? ?????????, 49Reading: ?? ??? ???????? ????, 53Vocabulary: Chapters 6-9, 55Chapter 10, ? ???????, 59Reading: ?? ?????? ???????, 61Grammar: ??????? and ????, 63Reading: ? ???????? ?????? ?????, 66Chapter 11, ? ??????, 68Grammar: Some Common Verbs with Thematic 2nd Aorists, 68Grammar: Some Common Verbs with Thematic 2nd Aorists from Unrelated Stems, 72Reading: ?? ??? ??????, 74Chapter 12, ???? ??? ???????, 78Grammar: Some Irregular Sigmatic 1st Aorists, 81Reading: ? ???? ????? ?????, 83Chapter 13, ???? ??? ????????, 85Reading: ? ????? ??? ??? ????? ?????, 91Vocabulary: Chapters 10-13, 93Chapter 14, ? ?? ???? ??????????? ????, 97Grammar: Review of Uses of the Cases, 99Reading: ??? ???????? ?????????, 104Chapter 15, ? ?? ??? ???????? ????, 109Reading: ?? ???? ??? ?????? ????????, 114Chapter 16, ???? ??? ?? ??? ???????? ?????, 117Reading: ? ???????? ??? ??? ???????? ?????????, 118Grammar: Review of Prepositions, 120Reading: ? ???????? ??? ??? ????????? ????????, 125Vocabulary: Chapters 14-16, 130Answer Key, 134 Book 2 CONTENTSIntroduction, vChapter 17, ? ????????? (?), 1Reading: ??????? ????? I, 5Chapter 17, ? ????????? (?), 6Reading: ??????? ????? II, 9Chapter 18, ? ????????? (?), 10Reading: ??????? ????? III, 13Chapter 18, ? ????????? (?), 14Reading: ??????? ????? III, 17Chapter 19, ? ?????? (?), 19Reading: ??????? ????? IV, 23Chapter 19, ? ?????? (?), 24Reading: ??????? ????? V, 29Chapter 20, ? ?????? (?), 30Reading: ??????? ????? VI, 33Chapter 20, ? ?????? (?), 35Reading: ??????? ????? VII, 39Vocabulary: Chapters 17-20, 40Chapter 21, ? ???????? (?), 44Reading: ??????? ????? VIII, 49Chapter 21, ? ???????? (?), 50Reading: ??????? ????? IX, 53Chapter 22, ? ????????? (?), 55Reading: ??????? ????? X, 59Chapter 22, ? ????????? (?), 60Reading: ??????? ????? XI, 63Chapter 23, ? ?????? (?), 64Reading: ??????? ????? XII, 67Chapter 23, ? ?????? (?), 69Reading: ??????? ????? XIII, 73Chapter 24, ?? ?????????? (?), 74Reading: ??????? ????? XIV, 77Chapter 24, ?? ?????????? (?), 78Reading: ??????? ????? XV, 81Vocabulary: Chapters 21-24, 82Chapter 25, ? ??????? ??? ?????? ??????? (?), 87Reading: ??????? ????? XVI, 91Chapter 25, ? ??????? ??? ?????? ??????? (?), 92Reading: ??????? ????? XVII, 95Chapter 26, ? ??????? ??? ????? ????????? (?), 96Reading: ??????? ????? XVIII, 99Chapter 26, ? ??????? ??? ????? ????????? (?), 101Reading: ??????? ????? XIX, 103Chapter 27, ? ??????? ??? ??? ????? ??????????? (?), 105Reading: ??????? ????? XX, 109Chapter 27, ? ??????? ??? ??? ????? ??????????? (?), 110Reading: ??????? ????? XXI, 113Chapter 28, ? ??????? ??? ??????? ?????? (?), 114Reading: ??????? ????? XXII, 119Chapter 28, ? ??????? ??? ??????? ?????? (?), 120Reading: ??????? ????? XXIII, 123Vocabulary: Chapters 25-28, 124Chapter 29, ???? ?? ??? ???????? ?????? (?), 128Reading: ??????? ????? XXIV, 129Chapter 29, ???? ?? ??? ???????? ?????? (?), 131Reading: ??????? ????? XXV, 133Chapter 29, ???? ?? ??? ???????? ?????? (?), 134Reading: ??????? ????? XXVI, 135Chapter 29, ???? ?? ??? ???????? ?????? (?), 136Reading: ??????? ????? XXVII, 137Chapter 29, ???? ?? ??? ???????? ?????? (?), 138Reading: ??????? ????? XXVIII, 139Chapter 30, ??????? (?), 141Reading: ??????? ????? XXIX, 143Chapter 30, ??????? (?), 144Reading: ??????? ????? XXX, 145Chapter 30, ??????? (?), 146Reading: ??????? ????? XXXI, 147Chapter 30, ??????? (?), 148Reading: ??????? ????? XXXII, 149Vocabulary: Chapters 29-30, 152Supplementary Grammar, 156Aspect, Time, and Tense, 156Articles, 162Uses of the Cases, 166Correlatives: Interrogative, Indefinite, Demonstrative, and Relative Pronouns and Adjectives, 172Uses of ????, 175Uses of ??, 176Uses of the Negative, 178Uses of the Participle, 181Third Person Imperatives, 184Review of Prepositions, 186Answer Key, 189Chapters 17-30, 189Supplementary Grammar, 213The Tablet of Cebes XXXIII-XLI, 217

Maurice Balme was former Head of Classics at Harrow School, UK.Gilbert Lawall is Emeritus Professor of Classics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.James Morwood was Emeritus Fellow at Wadham College, Oxford.

Athenaze, Books I and II, presents a thoughtful, reading-based approach to learning ancient Greek. Both books are interspersed with superbly written cultural and historical essays that introduce readers to the signature characteristics of Greek culture.

• Book 1:INTRODUCTION ixReadings Grammar1 ? ??????????? (?) 2 1. Verb Forms: Stems and Endings 42. Nouns: Genders, Stems, Endings, Cases, and Agreement 43. Labeling Functions of Words in Sentences 6The Athenian Farmer 6 4. Use of the Definite Article 6? ??????????? (?) 8 5. Accents 9? ?????? 10Classical Greek: Heraclitus 11New Testament Greek: Title of the Gospel of Luke 112 ? ??????? (?) 12 1. Verb Forms: Indicative Mood; 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Persons Singular 132. Proclitics 143. The Imperative 15Slavery 15Greek Wisdom: Cleobulus of Lindos 16? ??????? (?) 18 4. Articles, Adjectives, and Nouns; Singular, All Cases 205. Uses of the Cases 206. Persistent Accent of Nouns and Adjectives 207. Recessive Accent of Verbs 21? ?????? 22Classical Greek: Callimachus 23New Testament Greek: Luke 3.22 233 ? ?????? (?) 24 1.Verb Forms: 3rd Person Plural, Imperatives, and Infinitives 26file:///Q|/Higher-Ed/firm/9780199363247.FIRM.Balme.Athenaze-Book-I.3rd-ed.html[10/28/2014 9:49:06 AM]The Deme and the Polis 28? ?????? (?) 30 2. Articles, Adjectives, and Nouns; Singular and Plural, All Cases 313. Accent Shifting 32?? ???? 34Classical Greek: Menander 35New Testament Greek: Luke 6.46 354 ???? ??? ?????? (?) 36 1. Verb Forms: All Persons, Singular and Plural 382. Declensions of Nouns and Adjectives 403. Feminine Nouns and Adjectives of the 1st Declension 40Women 43Greek Wisdom: Pittacus of Mitylene 45???? ??? ?????? (?) 46 4. Masculine Nouns of the 1st Declension 475. Feminine Nouns of the 2nd Declension 486. 1st and 2nd Declension Adjectives 487. Formation of Adverbs 508. The Definite Article as Case Indicator 50?? ???????? ???? ?????? ????????? 51Classical Greek: Callimachus 53New Testament Greek: Luke 6.45 535 ? ????? (?) 54 1. Contract Verbs in -?- 562. Recessive Accent of Finite Verbs 563. Article at the Beginning of a Clause 584. Elision 58Gods and Men 59Greek Wisdom: Chilon of Sparta 61? ????? (?) 62 5. Agreement of Subject and Verb 646. Personal Pronouns 647. Attributive and Predicate Position 668. Possessives 669. The Adjective ?????, -?, -? 68? ????? ?? ??????? ?????? 69Greek Wisdom: The Seven Wise Men 70Classical Greek: Anacreon 71New Testament Greek: Luke 4.22 and 24 716 ? ????? (?) 72 1. Verb Forms: ???? 742. Verbs: Voice 753. Verb Forms: Middle Voice 764. Deponent Verbs 78Myth 81? ????? (?) 84 5. Middle Voice: Meaning 866. Some Uses of the Dative Case 887. Prepositions 89? ?????? ??? ???????? ?????????? 91Classical Greek: Marriage 93New Testament Greek: Luke 13.10-16 937 ? ?????? (?) 94 1. Substantive Use of Adjectives 962. Nouns: Declensions 973. 3rd Declension Consonant Stem Nouns: Velar and Dental Stems 974. Reflexive Pronouns 100Homer 102? ?????? (?) 104 5. 3rd Declension Consonant Stem Nouns: Nasal Stems 1066. 3rd Declension Consonant Stem Nouns: Labial and Liquid Stems 1077. A 3rd Declension Adjective: ??????, ??????, of sound mind; prudent; self-controlled 1078. The Interrogative Pronoun and Adjective 1089. The Indefinite Pronoun and Adjective 109? ??? ?????? ????? ??????????? 110Classical Greek: Sophocles 111Greek Wisdom: Thales of Miletus 1118 ???? ?? ???? (?) 112 1. Participles: "Present" or Progressive: Middle Voice 114Athens: A Historical Outline 117file:///Q|/Higher-Ed/firm/9780199363247.FIRM.Balme.Athenaze-Book-I.3rd-ed.html[10/28/2014 9:49:06 AM]Classical Greek: Archilochus 121New Testament Greek: Luke 5.20-21 121???? ?? ???? (?) 122 2. 3rd Declension Consonant Stem Nouns: Stems in -?- 1243. Two Important Irregular Nouns: ? ????, ??? ????????, woman; wife, and ? ????, ??? ??????, hand 1254. 1st/3rd Declension Adjective ???, ????, ???, all; every; whole 126Greek Wisdom: Periander of Corinth 127 5. Numbers 1286. Expressions of Time When, Duration of Time, and Time within Which 128? ???????? ??? ? ?????? 130Classical Greek: Sappho: The Deserted Lover: A Girl's Lament 1319 ? ????????? (?) 132 1. Participles: Present or Progressive: Active Voice 135The City of Athens 139? ????????? (?) 142 2. 3rd Declension Nouns with Stems Ending in -??- 1453. 3rd Declension Nouns with Stems Ending in a Vowel: ? ????? and ?? ???? 1454. 3rd Declension Nouns with Stems Ending in Diphthongs or Vowels: ? ???????? and the Irregular Nouns ? ???? and ? ????1465. Uses of the Genitive Cases 1476. Some Uses of the Article 148? ???????? ??? ? ????? 149Classical Greek: Simonides 151New Testament Greek: Luke 6.31-33: The Sermon on the Mount 151REVIEW OF VERB FORMS 152PREVIEW OF NEW VERB FORMS 15410 ? ??????? (?) 156 1.Verb Forms: Verbs with sigmatic Futures 1582. Verb Forms: The Asigmatic Contract Future of Verbs in ???? 1593. Verb Forms: The Sigmatic Future of Contract Verbs 1594. Verb Forms: Verbs with Deponent Futures 159Festivals 162Classical Greek: Theognis 163New Testament Greek: Luke 6.35-36: The Sermon on the Mount 163? ??????? (?) 164 5. Verb Forms: The Asigmatic Contract Future of Verbs with Liquid and Nasal Stems 1666.The Irregular Verb ???? 1687. Future Participle to Express Purpose 1708. Impersonal Verbs 1709. Review of Questions 171? ???????? ???? ???????? ????????? 171Classical Greek: Menander 173New Testament Greek: Luke 5.30-32 17311 ? ?????? (?) 174 1. Verb Forms: Past Tense: The Aorist 1762. Verb Forms: The Thematic 2nd Aorist 1773. Aspect 1784. Thematic 2nd Aorist Active and Middle Participles 1805. Verb Forms: Common Verbs with Thematic 2nd Aorists 180Greek Science and Medicine 183Classical Greek: Theognis 185New Testament Greek: Luke 6.20-21: The Beatitudes 185? ?????? (?) 186 6. Verbs with Thematic 2nd Aorists from Unrelated Stems 1897. Accents on Thematic 2nd Aorist Active Imperatives 1898. Augment 190? ????????? ??? ??????? ???????? 192New Testament Greek: Luke 6.27-29: The Sermon on the Mount 19312 ???? ??? ??????? (?) 194 1. Verb Forms: Past Tense: The Sigmatic 1st Aorist 1962. Sigmatic 1st Aorist Active and Middle Participles 199Trade and Travel 200Classical Greek: Scolion: The Four Best Things in Life 203New Testament Greek: Luke 15.3-7: The Parable of the Lost Sheep 203???? ??? ??????? (?) 204 3. Verb Forms: The Asigmatic 1st Aorist of Verbs with Liquid and Nasal Stems 2074. Irregular Sigmatic 1st Aorists 2085. Verb Forms: Augment of Compound Verbs 209? ??????? ??? ????????? ???????? 210Greek Wisdom: Bias of Priene 211file:///Q|/Higher-Ed/firm/9780199363247.FIRM.Balme.Athenaze-Book-I.3rd-ed.html[10/28/2014 9:49:06 AM]13 ???? ??? ???????? (?) 212 1. Verb Forms: The Imperfect or Past Progressive Tense 2132. Aspect 216The Rise of Persia 218???? ??? ???????? (?) 222 3. Relative Clauses 2244. 3rd Declension Nouns and Adjectives with Stems in -??- 2265. 1st/3rd Declension Adjective with 3rd Declension Stems in -?- and -?- 227? ?????? ??? ??????????? ????????? 228Greek Wisdom: Solon of Athens 230Classical Greek: Archilochus 231CONTENTSIntroduction, iiiChapter 1, ? ???????????, 1Reading: ? ?????, 3Chapter 2, ? ???????, 4Reading: ???? ??????????, 7Chapter 3, ? ??????, 8Reading: ? ???????? ??? ??? ??????? ??????, 11Chapter 4, ???? ??? ??????, 12Reading: ? ???????? ??? ? ?????, 17Chapter 5, ? ?????, 18Grammar: Clauses of Result with ????, 20Reading: ? ?????? ??? ???? ?? ?????, 24Vocabulary: Chapters 1-5, 25Chapter 6, ? ?????, 28Reading: ? ??????????? ?????????, 32Chapter 7, ? ??????, 34Reading: ?? ??? ????? ?????, 37Chapter 8, ???? ?? ????, 39Reading: ?? ???? ???? ???????????? ????????, 40Reading: ? ?????????? ??? ?? ??????, 46Chapter 9, ? ?????????, 49Reading: ?? ??? ???????? ????, 53Vocabulary: Chapters 6-9, 55Chapter 10, ? ???????, 59Reading: ?? ?????? ???????, 61Grammar: ??????? and ????, 63Reading: ? ???????? ?????? ?????, 66Chapter 11, ? ??????, 68Grammar: Some Common Verbs with Thematic 2nd Aorists, 68Grammar: Some Common Verbs with Thematic 2nd Aorists from Unrelated Stems, 72Reading: ?? ??? ??????, 74Chapter 12, ???? ??? ???????, 78Grammar: Some Irregular Sigmatic 1st Aorists, 81Reading: ? ???? ????? ?????, 83Chapter 13, ???? ??? ????????, 85Reading: ? ????? ??? ??? ????? ?????, 91Vocabulary: Chapters 10-13, 93Chapter 14, ? ?? ???? ??????????? ????, 97Grammar: Review of Uses of the Cases, 99Reading: ??? ???????? ?????????, 104Chapter 15, ? ?? ??? ???????? ????, 109Reading: ?? ???? ??? ?????? ????????, 114Chapter 16, ???? ??? ?? ??? ???????? ?????, 117Reading: ? ???????? ??? ??? ???????? ?????????, 118Grammar: Review of Prepositions, 120Reading: ? ???????? ??? ??? ????????? ????????, 125Vocabulary: Chapters 14-16, 130Answer Key, 134 Book 2 CONTENTSIntroduction, vChapter 17, ? ????????? (?), 1Reading: ??????? ????? I, 5Chapter 17, ? ????????? (?), 6Reading: ??????? ????? II, 9Chapter 18, ? ????????? (?), 10Reading: ??????? ????? III, 13Chapter 18, ? ????????? (?), 14Reading: ??????? ????? III, 17Chapter 19, ? ?????? (?), 19Reading: ??????? ????? IV, 23Chapter 19, ? ?????? (?), 24Reading: ??????? ????? V, 29Chapter 20, ? ?????? (?), 30Reading: ??????? ????? VI, 33Chapter 20, ? ?????? (?), 35Reading: ??????? ????? VII, 39Vocabulary: Chapters 17-20, 40Chapter 21, ? ???????? (?), 44Reading: ??????? ????? VIII, 49Chapter 21, ? ???????? (?), 50Reading: ??????? ????? IX, 53Chapter 22, ? ????????? (?), 55Reading: ??????? ????? X, 59Chapter 22, ? ????????? (?), 60Reading: ??????? ????? XI, 63Chapter 23, ? ?????? (?), 64Reading: ??????? ????? XII, 67Chapter 23, ? ?????? (?), 69Reading: ??????? ????? XIII, 73Chapter 24, ?? ?????????? (?), 74Reading: ??????? ????? XIV, 77Chapter 24, ?? ?????????? (?), 78Reading: ??????? ????? XV, 81Vocabulary: Chapters 21-24, 82Chapter 25, ? ??????? ??? ?????? ??????? (?), 87Reading: ??????? ????? XVI, 91Chapter 25, ? ??????? ??? ?????? ??????? (?), 92Reading: ??????? ????? XVII, 95Chapter 26, ? ??????? ??? ????? ????????? (?), 96Reading: ??????? ????? XVIII, 99Chapter 26, ? ??????? ??? ????? ????????? (?), 101Reading: ??????? ????? XIX, 103Chapter 27, ? ??????? ??? ??? ????? ??????????? (?), 105Reading: ??????? ????? XX, 109Chapter 27, ? ??????? ??? ??? ????? ??????????? (?), 110Reading: ??????? ????? XXI, 113Chapter 28, ? ??????? ??? ??????? ?????? (?), 114Reading: ??????? ????? XXII, 119Chapter 28, ? ??????? ??? ??????? ?????? (?), 120Reading: ??????? ????? XXIII, 123Vocabulary: Chapters 25-28, 124Chapter 29, ???? ?? ??? ???????? ?????? (?), 128Reading: ??????? ????? XXIV, 129Chapter 29, ???? ?? ??? ???????? ?????? (?), 131Reading: ??????? ????? XXV, 133Chapter 29, ???? ?? ??? ???????? ?????? (?), 134Reading: ??????? ????? XXVI, 135Chapter 29, ???? ?? ??? ???????? ?????? (?), 136Reading: ??????? ????? XXVII, 137Chapter 29, ???? ?? ??? ???????? ?????? (?), 138Reading: ??????? ????? XXVIII, 139Chapter 30, ??????? (?), 141Reading: ??????? ????? XXIX, 143Chapter 30, ??????? (?), 144Reading: ??????? ????? XXX, 145Chapter 30, ??????? (?), 146Reading: ??????? ????? XXXI, 147Chapter 30, ??????? (?), 148Reading: ??????? ????? XXXII, 149Vocabulary: Chapters 29-30, 152Supplementary Grammar, 156Aspect, Time, and Tense, 156Articles, 162Uses of the Cases, 166Correlatives: Interrogative, Indefinite, Demonstrative, and Relative Pronouns and Adjectives, 172Uses of ????, 175Uses of ??, 176Uses of the Negative, 178Uses of the Participle, 181Third Person Imperatives, 184Review of Prepositions, 186Answer Key, 189Chapters 17-30, 189Supplementary Grammar, 213The Tablet of Cebes XXXIII-XLI, 217

Maurice Balme was former Head of Classics at Harrow School, UK.Gilbert Lawall is Emeritus Professor of Classics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst.James Morwood was Emeritus Fellow at Wadham College, Oxford.

Athenaze, Books I and II, presents a thoughtful, reading-based approach to learning ancient Greek. Both books are interspersed with superbly written cultural and historical essays that introduce readers to the signature characteristics of Greek culture.

• Book 1:INTRODUCTION ixReadings Grammar1 ? ??????????? (?) 2 1. Verb Forms: Stems and Endings 42. Nouns: Genders, Stems, Endings, Cases, and Agreement 43. Labeling Functions of Words in Sentences 6The Athenian Farmer 6 4. Use of the Definite Article 6? ??????????? (?) 8 5. Accents 9? ?????? 10Classical Greek: Heraclitus 11New Testament Greek: Title of the Gospel of Luke 112 ? ??????? (?) 12 1. Verb Forms: Indicative Mood; 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Persons Singular 132. Proclitics 143. The Imperative 15Slavery 15Greek Wisdom: Cleobulus of Lindos 16? ??????? (?) 18 4. Articles, Adjectives, and Nouns; Singular, All Cases 205. Uses of the Cases 206. Persistent Accent of Nouns and Adjectives 207. Recessive Accent of Verbs 21? ?????? 22Classical Greek: Callimachus 23New Testament Greek: Luke 3.22 233 ? ?????? (?) 24 1.Verb Forms: 3rd Person Plural, Imperatives, and Infinitives 26file:///Q|/Higher-Ed/firm/9780199363247.FIRM.Balme.Athenaze-Book-I.3rd-ed.html[10/28/2014 9:49:06 AM]The Deme and the Polis 28? ?????? (?) 30 2. Articles, Adjectives, and Nouns; Singular and Plural, All Cases 313. Accent Shifting 32?? ???? 34Classical Greek: Menander 35New Testament Greek: Luke 6.46 354 ???? ??? ?????? (?) 36 1. Verb Forms: All Persons, Singular and Plural 382. Declensions of Nouns and Adjectives 403. Feminine Nouns and Adjectives of the 1st Declension 40Women 43Greek Wisdom: Pittacus of Mitylene 45???? ??? ?????? (?) 46 4. Masculine Nouns of the 1st Declension 475. Feminine Nouns of the 2nd Declension 486. 1st and 2nd Declension Adjectives 487. Formation of Adverbs 508. The Definite Article as Case Indicator 50?? ???????? ???? ?????? ????????? 51Classical Greek: Callimachus 53New Testament Greek: Luke 6.45 535 ? ????? (?) 54 1. Contract Verbs in -?- 562. Recessive Accent of Finite Verbs 563. Article at the Beginning of a Clause 584. Elision 58Gods and Men 59Greek Wisdom: Chilon of Sparta 61? ????? (?) 62 5. Agreement of Subject and Verb 646. Personal Pronouns 647. Attributive and Predicate Position 668. Possessives 669. The Adjective ?????, -?, -? 68? ????? ?? ??????? ?????? 69Greek Wisdom: The Seven Wise Men 70Classical Greek: Anacreon 71New Testament Greek: Luke 4.22 and 24 716 ? ????? (?) 72 1. Verb Forms: ???? 742. Verbs: Voice 753. Verb Forms: Middle Voice 764. Deponent Verbs 78Myth 81? ????? (?) 84 5. Middle Voice: Meaning 866. Some Uses of the Dative Case 887. Prepositions 89? ?????? ??? ???????? ?????????? 91Classical Greek: Marriage 93New Testament Greek: Luke 13.10-16 937 ? ?????? (?) 94 1. Substantive Use of Adjectives 962. Nouns: Declensions 973. 3rd Declension Consonant Stem Nouns: Velar and Dental Stems 974. Reflexive Pronouns 100Homer 102? ?????? (?) 104 5. 3rd Declension Consonant Stem Nouns: Nasal Stems 1066. 3rd Declension Consonant Stem Nouns: Labial and Liquid Stems 1077. A 3rd Declension Adjective: ??????, ??????, of sound mind; prudent; self-controlled 1078. The Interrogative Pronoun and Adjective 1089. The Indefinite Pronoun and Adjective 109? ??? ?????? ????? ??????????? 110Classical Greek: Sophocles 111Greek Wisdom: Thales of Miletus 1118 ???? ?? ???? (?) 112 1. Participles: "Present" or Progressive: Middle Voice 114Athens: A Historical Outline 117file:///Q|/Higher-Ed/firm/9780199363247.FIRM.Balme.Athenaze-Book-I.3rd-ed.html[10/28/2014 9:49:06 AM]Classical Greek: Archilochus 121New Testament Greek: Luke 5.20-21 121???? ?? ???? (?) 122 2. 3rd Declension Consonant Stem Nouns: Stems in -?- 1243. Two Important Irregular Nouns: ? ????, ??? ????????, woman; wife, and ? ????, ??? ??????, hand 1254. 1st/3rd Declension Adjective ???, ????, ???, all; every; whole 126Greek Wisdom: Periander of Corinth 127 5. Numbers 1286. Expressions of Time When, Duration of Time, and Time within Which 128? ???????? ??? ? ?????? 130Classical Greek: Sappho: The Deserted Lover: A Girl's Lament 1319 ? ????????? (?) 132 1. Participles: Present or Progressive: Active Voice 135The City of Athens 139? ????????? (?) 142 2. 3rd Declension Nouns with Stems Ending in -??- 1453. 3rd Declension Nouns with Stems Ending in a Vowel: ? ????? and ?? ???? 1454. 3rd Declension Nouns with Stems Ending in Diphthongs or Vowels: ? ???????? and the Irregular Nouns ? ???? and ? ????1465. Uses of the Genitive Cases 1476. Some Uses of the Article 148? ???????? ??? ? ????? 149Classical Greek: Simonides 151New Testament Greek: Luke 6.31-33: The Sermon on the Mount 151REVIEW OF VERB FORMS 152PREVIEW OF NEW VERB FORMS 15410 ? ??????? (?) 156 1.Verb Forms: Verbs with sigmatic Futures 1582. Verb Forms: The Asigmatic Contract Future of Verbs in ???? 1593. Verb Forms: The Sigmatic Future of Contract Verbs 1594. Verb Forms: Verbs with Deponent Futures 159Festivals 162Classical Greek: Theognis 163New Testament Greek: Luke 6.35-36: The Sermon on the Mount 163? ??????? (?) 164 5. Verb Forms: The Asigmatic Contract Future of Verbs with Liquid and Nasal Stems 1666.The Irregular Verb ???? 1687. Future Participle to Express Purpose 1708. Impersonal Verbs 1709. Review of Questions 171? ???????? ???? ???????? ????????? 171Classical Greek: Menander 173New Testament Greek: Luke 5.30-32 17311 ? ?????? (?) 174 1. Verb Forms: Past Tense: The Aorist 1762. Verb Forms: The Thematic 2nd Aorist 1773. Aspect 1784. Thematic 2nd Aorist Active and Middle Participles 1805. Verb Forms: Common Verbs with Thematic 2nd Aorists 180Greek Science and Medicine 183Classical Greek: Theognis 185New Testament Greek: Luke 6.20-21: The Beatitudes 185? ?????? (?) 186 6. Verbs with Thematic 2nd Aorists from Unrelated Stems 1897. Accents on Thematic 2nd Aorist Active Imperatives 1898. Augment 190? ????????? ??? ??????? ???????? 192New Testament Greek: Luke 6.27-29: The Sermon on the Mount 19312 ???? ??? ??????? (?) 194 1. Verb Forms: Past Tense: The Sigmatic 1st Aorist 1962. Sigmatic 1st Aorist Active and Middle Participles 199Trade and Travel 200Classical Greek: Scolion: The Four Best Things in Life 203New Testament Greek: Luke 15.3-7: The Parable of the Lost Sheep 203???? ??? ??????? (?) 204 3. Verb Forms: The Asigmatic 1st Aorist of Verbs with Liquid and Nasal Stems 2074. Irregular Sigmatic 1st Aorists 2085. Verb Forms: Augment of Compound Verbs 209? ??????? ??? ????????? ???????? 210Greek Wisdom: Bias of Priene 211file:///Q|/Higher-Ed/firm/9780199363247.FIRM.Balme.Athenaze-Book-I.3rd-ed.html[10/28/2014 9:49:06 AM]13 ???? ??? ???????? (?) 212 1. Verb Forms: The Imperfect or Past Progressive Tense 2132. Aspect 216The Rise of Persia 218???? ??? ???????? (?) 222 3. Relative Clauses 2244. 3rd Declension Nouns and Adjectives with Stems in -??- 2265. 1st/3rd Declension Adjective with 3rd Declension Stems in -?- and -?- 227? ?????? ??? ??????????? ????????? 228Greek Wisdom: Solon of Athens 230Classical Greek: Archilochus 231CONTENTSIntroduction, iiiChapter 1, ? ???????????, 1Reading: ? ?????, 3Chapter 2, ? ???????, 4Reading: ???? ??????????, 7Chapter 3, ? ??????, 8Reading: ? ???????? ??? ??? ??????? ??????, 11Chapter 4, ???? ??? ??????, 12Reading: ? ???????? ??? ? ?????, 17Chapter 5, ? ?????, 18Grammar: Clauses of Result with ????, 20Reading: ? ?????? ??? ???? ?? ?????, 24Vocabulary: Chapters 1-5, 25Chapter 6, ? ?????, 28Reading: ? ??????????? ?????????, 32Chapter 7, ? ??????, 34Reading: ?? ??? ????? ?????, 37Chapter 8, ???? ?? ????, 39Reading: ?? ???? ???? ???????????? ????????, 40Reading: ? ?????????? ??? ?? ??????, 46Chapter 9, ? ?????????, 49Reading: ?? ??? ???????? ????, 53Vocabulary: Chapters 6-9, 55Chapter 10, ? ???????, 59Reading: ?? ?????? ???????, 61Grammar: ??????? and ????, 63Reading: ? ???????? ?????? ?????, 66Chapter 11, ? ??????, 68Grammar: Some Common Verbs with Thematic 2nd Aorists, 68Grammar: Some Common Verbs with Thematic 2nd Aorists from Unrelated Stems, 72Reading: ?? ??? ??????, 74Chapter 12, ???? ??? ???????, 78Grammar: Some Irregular Sigmatic 1st Aorists, 81Reading: ? ???? ????? ?????, 83Chapter 13, ???? ??? ????????, 85Reading: ? ????? ??? ??? ????? ?????, 91Vocabulary: Chapters 10-13, 93Chapter 14, ? ?? ???? ??????????? ????, 97Grammar: Review of Uses of the Cases, 99Reading: ??? ???????? ?????????, 104Chapter 15, ? ?? ??? ???????? ????, 109Reading: ?? ???? ??? ?????? ????????, 114Chapter 16, ???? ??? ?? ??? ???????? ?????, 117Reading: ? ???????? ??? ??? ???????? ?????????, 118Grammar: Review of Prepositions, 120Reading: ? ???????? ??? ??? ????????? ????????, 125Vocabulary: Chapters 14-16, 130Answer Key, 134 Book 2 CONTENTSIntroduction, vChapter 17, ? ????????? (?), 1Reading: ??????? ????? I, 5Chapter 17, ? ????????? (?), 6Reading: ??????? ????? II, 9Chapter 18, ? ????????? (?), 10Reading: ??????? ????? III, 13Chapter 18, ? ????????? (?), 14Reading: ??????? ????? III, 17Chapter 19, ? ?????? (?), 19Reading: ??????? ????? IV, 23Chapter 19, ? ?????? (?), 24Reading: ??????? ????? V, 29Chapter 20, ? ?????? (?), 30Reading: ??????? ????? VI, 33Chapter 20, ? ?????? (?), 35Reading: ??????? ????? VII, 39Vocabulary: Chapters 17-20, 40Chapter 21, ? ???????? (?), 44Reading: ??????? ????? VIII, 49Chapter 21, ? ???????? (?), 50Reading: ??????? ????? IX, 53Chapter 22, ? ????????? (?), 55Reading: ??????? ????? X, 59Chapter 22, ? ????????? (?), 60Reading: ??????? ????? XI, 63Chapter 23, ? ?????? (?), 64Reading: ??????? ????? XII, 67Chapter 23, ? ?????? (?), 69Reading: ??????? ????? XIII, 73Chapter 24, ?? ?????????? (?), 74Reading: ??????? ????? XIV, 77Chapter 24, ?? ?????????? (?), 78Reading: ??????? ????? XV, 81Vocabulary: Chapters 21-24, 82Chapter 25, ? ??????? ??? ?????? ??????? (?), 87Reading: ??????? ????? XVI, 91Chapter 25, ? ??????? ??? ?????? ??????? (?), 92Reading: ??????? ????? XVII, 95Chapter 26, ? ??????? ??? ????? ????????? (?), 96Reading: ??????? ????? XVIII, 99Chapter 26, ? ??????? ??? ????? ????????? (?), 101Reading: ??????? ????? XIX, 103Chapter 27, ? ??????? ??? ??? ????? ??????????? (?), 105Reading: ??????? ????? XX, 109Chapter 27, ? ??????? ??? ??? ????? ??????????? (?), 110Reading: ??????? ????? XXI, 113Chapter 28, ? ??????? ??? ??????? ?????? (?), 114Reading: ??????? ????? XXII, 119Chapter 28, ? ??????? ??? ??????? ?????? (?), 120Reading: ??????? ????? XXIII, 123Vocabulary: Chapters 25-28, 124Chapter 29, ???? ?? ??? ???????? ?????? (?), 128Reading: ??????? ????? XXIV, 129Chapter 29, ???? ?? ??? ???????? ?????? (?), 131Reading: ??????? ????? XXV, 133Chapter 29, ???? ?? ??? ???????? ?????? (?), 134Reading: ??????? ????? XXVI, 135Chapter 29, ???? ?? ??? ???????? ?????? (?), 136Reading: ??????? ????? XXVII, 137Chapter 29, ???? ?? ??? ???????? ?????? (?), 138Reading: ??????? ????? XXVIII, 139Chapter 30, ??????? (?), 141Reading: ??????? ????? XXIX, 143Chapter 30, ??????? (?), 144Reading: ??????? ????? XXX, 145Chapter 30, ??????? (?), 146Reading: ??????? ????? XXXI, 147Chapter 30, ??????? (?), 148Reading: ??????? ????? XXXII, 149Vocabulary: Chapters 29-30, 152Supplementary Grammar, 156Aspect, Time, and Tense, 156Articles, 162Uses of the Cases, 166Correlatives: Interrogative, Indefinite, Demonstrative, and Relative Pronouns and Adjectives, 172Uses of ????, 175Uses of ??, 176Uses of the Negative, 178Uses of the Participle, 181Third Person Imperatives, 184Review of Prepositions, 186Answer Key, 189Chapters 17-30, 189Supplementary Grammar, 213The Tablet of Cebes XXXIII-XLI, 217