elementary classical greek 1 (grk 101) andrew scholtz, instructor μηδὲν ἄγαν Speak Greek! Speak Greek! • ΔΙΔΑΣΚΑΛΟΣ – Χαίρετε, ὦ μαθηταί / ὦ μαθητρίδες • ΜΑΘΗΤΑΙ (καὶ μαθηταὶ καὶ μαθητρίδες) – Χαῖρε, ὦ διδάσκαλε ... • ὦ _____· τί ποιεῖς; – – – – φέρω τὸ ἄροτρον καθεύδω καθίζω ἑλαύνω τοὺς βοῦς • ὦ _____· τί ποιεῖ ὁ / ἡ _____; – – – – φέρει τὸ ἄροτρον καθεύδει καθίζει ἑλαύνει τοὺς βοῦς Speak Greek! (cont.) • ἆρα ἐλαύνει τοὺς βοῦς ὁ / ἡ ______; – ναί· ἐλαύνει τοὺς βοῦς – οὐχί· οὐκ ἐλαύνει τοὺς βοῦς • ὦ ____· (μὴ) – ἔλαυν_ τοὺς βοῦς – φέρ_ τὸ ἄροτρον • τί ἐστιν ὁ Δικαιόπολις; • ποῦ ἐστὶν δοῦλος; Oral Quiz. ἐλαυνω person ἐγὼ verb paradigm DO τοὺς βοῦς σὺ τοὺς βοῦς ὁ Δικαιόπολις τοὺς βοῦς ὦ Δικαιόπολι! τοὺς βοῦς! translation Ι drive the cattle. You drive the cattle. D. drives the cattle. D.! Drive the cattle! Oral Quiz. εἰμί person ἐγώ σὺ ὁ Δικαιόπολίς ὦ Δικαιόπολι! verb paradigm DO ἰσχυρά / ἰσχυρός ἰσχυρά / ἰσχυρός ἀργός ἰσχυρός translation I am strong! You are strong! D. is lazy. D.! Be strong! Oral Quiz. ἐλαυνω person ἐγὼ verb paradigm DO τοὺς βοῦς σὺ τοὺς βοῦς ὁ Δικαιόπολις τοὺς βοῦς ὦ Δικαιόπολι! τοὺς βοῦς! translation Ι drive the cattle. You drive the cattle. D. drives the cattle. D.! Drive the cattle! Elements of Course Curriculum Greek Sequence Major Propgrams • GRK 101, 102 • GRK 203, 204 • GRK 380A > • Majors – Classics Greek & Latin – Latin – Classical Civilization • Minors – Greek – Latin – Classical Civilization Resources, Procedures • Online – http://bingweb.binghamton.edu/~grk101 – http://blackboard.binghamton.edu • Text: Athenaze vol. 1 (2 ed.) • Objectives – Alphabet, pronunciation – Basic grammar morphology syntax 30-Aug 2010 Intro 11 Resources, Procedures (cont.) • Objectives (cont.) • Assessment (grading) – read – – – – Athenaze Greek Real Greek (quiz-quotes) – civilization • Attendance 30-Aug 2010 participation assignments quizzing testing • Honesty Intro 12 Greek Language A Historical Perspective (temet nosce) Temple of Apollo, Delphi Temple of Athena Pronaos Delphi The Greek World Ancient versus Modern Greek Ancient Modern • πῶς ἔχεις; • τί κάνεις; – “How are you?” – “How are you?” (Lit, “How are you holding”) • ἔχω καλῶς – “I’m well!” • ἔχω κακῶς – “I’m not well/I’m feeling poorly” (Lit, “How are you holding”) • κάνω καλά • “I’m well!” • κάνω κακά – “I’m not well/I’m feeling poorly” Greek and English Relationships?… • angelos ~ ? – angel • psukhē ~ ? – psychology (“psych”) • mētēr ~ ? (not “meter”) – mother • patēr ~ ? – father • Derivatives versus… • Cognates Greek and Proto-Indo-European Proto-Indo-European Inflected, like … • • • • • English “have” etc. mētēr mater matar “mother” (Greek) (Latin) (Sanskrit) (English) – “(I, you) have” – “(he / she / it) has” – “I had,” etc. • English “he” etc. – “him,” “her,” “it,” “his,” “hers,” “its,” “they” etc. Proto-Indo-European Hellenic Greek Indo-Iranian Germanic Persian German Sanskrit English Hindi Celtic Italic Latin Romance (Spanish) (Italian) (etc.) Stages of Greek Pre-alphabetic Alphabetic • Mycenean 1600-1100 BCE • Iron-age • Archaic – ca. 750-ca. 500 • Classical – ca. 500-ca. 320 • Hellenistic + koine – ca. 320 BCE-ca. 330 CE • Medieval (aka Byzantine) – ca. 330 CE-1453 • Modern – 1453-present