ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ Φ
('α)Ο πρεσβυτερος Γαιω το αγαπητο, ον εγο αγαπω εν αληθεια.
('β)Αγαπητε, περι παντων ευχομαι σε ευοδουσθαι και υγιαινειν, καθως ευοδουται σου η ψυχη. ('γ)Εχαρην γαρ λιαν, ερχομενων αδελφων και μαρτυρουντων σου τη αλυθεια, καθως συ εν αληθεια περιπατεις. ('δ)Μειζοτεραν τουτων ουκ εχο χαραν, ινα ακουω τα εμα τεκνα εν αληθεια περιπατουντα.
('ε)Αγαπητε, πιστον ποιεις ο εαν εργαση εις τους αδελφους και εις τους ξενους - ('ς)οι εμαρτυρησαν σου τη αγαπη ενωπιον εκκλεσιας. Ους καλως ποισεις προπεμψας αξιως του θεου. ('ζ)Υπερ γαρ του ονοματος εξηλθον μηδεν λαμβανοντες απο των εθνον. ('η)Ημεις ουν οφειλομεν απολαμβανειν τοις τοιουτους, ινα συνεργοι γινωμεθα τη αληθεια.
('θ)Αγραψα τη εκκλεσια, αλλ' ο φιλοπρωτευων αυτον Διοτροφης ουκ επιδεχεται ημας. ('ι)Δια τουτο, εαν ελθω, υπομνησω αυτου τα εργα α ποιει, λογοις πονηροις φλυαρων ημας, και αρκουμενος επι τουτοις, ουτε αυτος επιδεχεται τους αδελφους, και τους βουλομενος κωλυει, και εκ της εκκλησιας εκβαλλει. ('ια)Αγαπητε, μη μιμου το κακον, αλλα το αγαθον. Ο αγαθοποιων εκ θεου εστιν -ο κακοποιων ουχ εορακεν τον θεον. ('ιβ)Δημητριω μεμαρτυρηται υπο παντων, και υπ' αυτης της αληθειας. Και ημεις δε μαρτυρουμεν, και οιδατε οτι η μαρτυρια ημων αληθης εστιν.
('ιγ)Πολλα ειχον γραφειν, αλλ' ου θελω δια μελανος και καλαμου σοι γραφαι. ('ιδ)Ελπιζω δε ευθεως ιδειν σε, και στομα προς στομα λαλησομεν. Ειρηνη σε. Ασπαζονται σε οι φιλοι. Ασπαζου τους φιλους κατ'ονομα.
Ok, that was typing by memory, made a few appendages. Those are where the boldfaces are, and consequently where I made mistakes. Missed one small two-word phrase, had the declension wrong in the last verse, and had some spelling errors, though other than that, rather decent :) I didn't bother with accents and other diadactic marks because they are a pain on the keyboard, and I cant' really fight them them right now.
Most frequent errors?
1. Typing θ instead of υ. On my keyboard, for the Greek Polytonic setting, the U key is the θ, and the Y key is the υ.
2. Using the wrong form of ου/ουκ/ουχ. The first comes right before a consontant word, the second before a soft-breathing vowel, and the last before a rough-breathing vowel.
You're probably wondering about the way I wrote out the verse numbers? Well in Greek, letters are used for numbers. The apostrophe usually is meant to indicate that it's a number.
'α (1)
'β (2)
'γ (3)
'δ (4)
'ε (5)
'ς (6)
'ζ (7)
'η (8)
'θ (9)
'ι (10).
For 11 through 19, just add one of the first nine listed to the "ι" ('ια, 'ιβ, 'ιγ, etc.). That's about as high as I can make it for now.
Strange that I'm even doing this. I've wanted to do this for so long, it's kind of funny to think of it actually happening now.
If there's something I'd hope you would learn, learn to get a passion for the Bible. It doesn't matter what language you do it in--I do it in Greek for my own particular reasons--but do get to know the Word of God. Write it on your heart everyday. Don't just take short bits of passages, but get entire chapters and books, and study them in and out. Dig into commentaries, theological textbooks, whatever it takes to understand. There is not a more important book on the face of the Earth than this one, because it is the only book by which you will know about, and know personally, the Supreme Author.
God bless you brothers and sisters. I hope that these articles and posts provide inspiration for you as you read.
Soli Deo Gloria,
Jake
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Sunday, August 9, 2009
John 1:1-18 - Got it! About memorization too
Ἐν τη φρήν εστίν ὁ εργος τοῦ Ἰωάννου ἡ μαθητής.
And yes, I understand what it says :)
And I tell you, that is not easy stuff :-S.
I'm working on the rest of John 1, got verse 19 down, but I'm taking a detour to ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ Γ. That's 3rd John :). Four verses down there, but the way I'm going, I'm learning vocabulary and grammar as I go, so in a ways it's like learning your first language, and it's certainly interesting, but it takes a lot of focus, a lot of stamina, and a lot of time.
Speaking of which, why memorize the passages? Well, for one I want to have the Bible memorized, so there's one reason, and I decided that the original language would be best. Second, memorizing this early in my Greek study provides to be useful too, as I found that something is best remembered when it's in a particular context. Context gives meaning to something. Suppose I say, "Have you ever met Johnny?" you'd probably say, "Who's Johnny?" I would go onto say, "You know, the one who always sits in the back of the class in the far right corner in our Biblical Languages IV class?" You'd snap and say, "Oh yes, that Johnny! Yeah I've met him, he's a pretty cool guy, saw him at church yesterday morning." In the example, you know about Johnny, but you don't yet get what Johnny I'm talking about. However, when I provided details, you immediately knew which Johnny it was. Those details are called the context, from which you recognized immediately what Johnny I was talking about. It's the same with vocabulary, in my book; the verses they are found in provide the context.
For example, the word κράζω (krazo) means "to cry out." I remember this from verse 15, where is says that John the Baptist cried out about Jesus. There's another odd definition of it which means to croak, or cry like a raven, and so I know John as having been a bit different than others, it's a small trick that helps me remember it (although I am not asserting that this crow-related definition is what κράζω actually means in John 1:15; I have no such experience to say so, so don't worry, your translation's probably right there). But these facts help me remember it. Another, I'll always remember λόγος (logos) because of all I've learned in connection with it, but until then it seemed like little else than another word.
You want to know a secret to getting a language down good? Application. Extensive application. You might be learning Spanish, for example, so the best thing for you to do is start talking to people in Spanish, start writing in Spanish, reading, or perhaps translate Spanish into English and vice versa. Considering the church culture today, I imagine that much of what is taught in the four grueling semesters of Greek at seminaries is quick forgotten as church life gets complicated and busy, so for anyone wanting to master a language, remember...
TIME IS YOUR ENEMY!
That's not a suggestion, that's a command. that makes eleven, if ya count 'em ;) Even a few days of not studying or practicing, you feel like it falls out of your head, so reinforcement is your key.
Well, I'll put in a few more things on John 1:1-18 when I have time, including some verb dissection and perhaps a thing or two that could be learned from the Greek. Though John 1:1-18 is an all around piece of artwork in my book. A beautiful synapsis of the deity of Jesus Christ.
Soli Deo Gloria!
Jake
And yes, I understand what it says :)
And I tell you, that is not easy stuff :-S.
I'm working on the rest of John 1, got verse 19 down, but I'm taking a detour to ΙΩΑΝΝΟΥ Γ. That's 3rd John :). Four verses down there, but the way I'm going, I'm learning vocabulary and grammar as I go, so in a ways it's like learning your first language, and it's certainly interesting, but it takes a lot of focus, a lot of stamina, and a lot of time.
Speaking of which, why memorize the passages? Well, for one I want to have the Bible memorized, so there's one reason, and I decided that the original language would be best. Second, memorizing this early in my Greek study provides to be useful too, as I found that something is best remembered when it's in a particular context. Context gives meaning to something. Suppose I say, "Have you ever met Johnny?" you'd probably say, "Who's Johnny?" I would go onto say, "You know, the one who always sits in the back of the class in the far right corner in our Biblical Languages IV class?" You'd snap and say, "Oh yes, that Johnny! Yeah I've met him, he's a pretty cool guy, saw him at church yesterday morning." In the example, you know about Johnny, but you don't yet get what Johnny I'm talking about. However, when I provided details, you immediately knew which Johnny it was. Those details are called the context, from which you recognized immediately what Johnny I was talking about. It's the same with vocabulary, in my book; the verses they are found in provide the context.
For example, the word κράζω (krazo) means "to cry out." I remember this from verse 15, where is says that John the Baptist cried out about Jesus. There's another odd definition of it which means to croak, or cry like a raven, and so I know John as having been a bit different than others, it's a small trick that helps me remember it (although I am not asserting that this crow-related definition is what κράζω actually means in John 1:15; I have no such experience to say so, so don't worry, your translation's probably right there). But these facts help me remember it. Another, I'll always remember λόγος (logos) because of all I've learned in connection with it, but until then it seemed like little else than another word.
You want to know a secret to getting a language down good? Application. Extensive application. You might be learning Spanish, for example, so the best thing for you to do is start talking to people in Spanish, start writing in Spanish, reading, or perhaps translate Spanish into English and vice versa. Considering the church culture today, I imagine that much of what is taught in the four grueling semesters of Greek at seminaries is quick forgotten as church life gets complicated and busy, so for anyone wanting to master a language, remember...
TIME IS YOUR ENEMY!
That's not a suggestion, that's a command. that makes eleven, if ya count 'em ;) Even a few days of not studying or practicing, you feel like it falls out of your head, so reinforcement is your key.
Well, I'll put in a few more things on John 1:1-18 when I have time, including some verb dissection and perhaps a thing or two that could be learned from the Greek. Though John 1:1-18 is an all around piece of artwork in my book. A beautiful synapsis of the deity of Jesus Christ.
Soli Deo Gloria!
Jake
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