SYLLABUS

ELEMENTARY GREEK I
(GREK 2202)
Friday May 18th until done
Instructor: K. Philemon Yong, Ph.D (philemonyong@gmail.com)

(four credits)

Course Description

This course will focus on achieving proficiency in the fundamentals of biblical Greek grammar for the
purpose of better understanding the message of the New Testament. Students will employ both inductive
and deductive methods in their study. Topics will include introduction to the Greek language, the formation and usage of
Greek nouns, prepositions, adjectives, and indicative verbs.

Course Format & Learning Objectives

This course will consist of lectures, discussions, and exercises with an aim toward acquiring elementary facility with Koine
Greek. Upon completing this course, the student should be able to:
Navigate English grammar with greater skill
Recognize, parse, and translate elements of the Greek noun and indicative verb system
Translate the most commonly occurring Greek vocabulary terms
Embrace the importance of knowing the original languages for more faithful biblical exegesis and confidence in handling
the text

Required Textbooks (Note the options for choice of Greek Bible)

You will need a NA27 A Greek New Testament).  Nevertheless, one of the readers makes most sense for day to day
reading.  You will also be learning Hebrew If you want, so I have recommended that you get Zondervan reader with both
Greek and Hebrew. If you are not planning to continue with both languages, get only the Reader’s Greek New Testament.

Aland, Kurt, et al. eds. Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Graece. 27th edition. Stuttgart, Germany: Deutsche
Bibelgesellschaft, 1999. (If you are planning to do both languages)

Richard J. Goodrich, and Albert L. Lukaszewski. A Reader’s Greek New Testament, 2nd edition. Grand Rapids: Zondervan,
2007. (If you are not planning to do both languages).

Mounce, William D. Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar. 4th ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan.

____________. Basics of Biblical Greek Workbook. 4th ed. Grand Rapids: Zondervan.

Recommended / Reserve Textbooks

Brown III, A. Philip, Bryan W. Smith, Richard J. Goodrich, and Albert L. Lukaszewski. A Reader’s Hebrew and
Greek Bible. Grand Rapids: Zondervan.{If you nedd and want it}.

Lamerson, Samuel. English Grammar to Ace New Testament Greek. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2004. {Very good book}.

Mounce, William D. Biblical Greek Survival Kit. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2006.

Course Protocols
Attendance
Regular attendance is imperative for benefiting the most from this class. Students will be allowed one unexcused absence
during the semester. Extraordinary circumstances (sickness, death in the family, etc.) should be communicated with the
instructor before the anticipated absence.

Make-up Quizzes
If a student misses a quiz because of an excused absence, he will have one week after returning to take it (exceptions may
be made at the instructor’s discretion). It is the student’s responsibility to arrange a time with the instructor to complete the
quiz. If the student fails to do this within the allotted time period (one week), he will be unable to make it up and will forfeit
credit for the quiz.

Internet
Wireless internet access is assumed. Out of respect for instructors and in order to cultivate a healthy discussion-oriented
classroom experience, students are prohibited from surfing the internet during class. Points will be deducted from the
classroom participation score of students caught abusing these privileges. Repeated offenders will incur additional penalties.

Save your work

Save a copy of all assignments you submit for grading. Your instructor, facilitator, teaching assistant, or coordinator are not
responsible for lost assignments. If you have not begun backing up your work on a separate drive (thumbdrive or in a
‘cloud’), now would be a great time to start. Please save a copy of all submitted coursework until you have received a final
grade from your professor upon completion of the course.

Academic Honesty
LWDST is committed to personal integrity and honesty. All instances of dishonesty or distorting the truth to avoid negative
academic or social consequences are grounds for a disciplinary response. Therefore, a policy has been established in the
event of cheating or plagiarism {Forthcoming from me). 

Cheating
Students cheating in course work or examinations are subject to discipline. Cheating includes copying another student’s
work and presenting it as one’s own (or allowing another person to copy one’s own work) and using dishonest or prohibited
methods to complete a test (or helping another person to cheat). Students who cheat will be subject to significant academic
consequences including an immediate failing grade for the course. An offending student may also be put on disciplinary
probation. For more details, please talk to me.

Plagiarism
Students found plagiarizing are subject to discipline. The most common errors in handling written sources are the following:
failure to use quotation marks when quoting,
failure to make a thorough paraphrase when attempting to put the idea in one’s own words,
failure to credit the source of the information

Students who are discovered to have plagiarized are subject to an immediate F for the course and possible disciplinary
probation and the student placed on disciplinary probation. For more details, please email me.

Course Requirements

Attendance / Participation
In addition to the attendance requirements noted above, students are expected to participate thoughtfully and regularly in
class discussion.

Workbook Exercises / Review Assignments

Students will complete the assigned workbook exercises for each class. Completion of these exercises is vital for learning,
class discussion, and performing well on quizzes and the final exam. Student must parse and translate the assigned
sections for each chapter. They must correct their own work by looking at the answers that Mounce provides. Each
class period, students will submit the assigned exercises to the instructor to be graded for completion. Failure to do the
assignments and correct them as instructed will affect your performance in the quizzes and exams.
On the translation part of the exercises, students will be required to work on sentence structure. This will be
explained in class.

Quizzes
On the designated days, students will be quizzed over vocabulary, grammar, and parsing equivalent to their current
progress. Each quiz will include all the vocabulary words on the chapter treated during the previous week. There will also
be other words from previous chapters. It is important that you do not fall behind on your vocabulary work.

Final Exam
At the end of the semester, students will be tested over their knowledge of the vocabulary, parsing, and grammar learned
throughout the year. The final exam will be worth 20% of the final grade.

Grading Proportions
Attendance / Participation 10%
Sentence Structure 10%
Workbook Exercises / Reviews 15%
Quizzes 40%
Final Exam 25%

Grading Scale
Grades will be awarded according to the following scale:

A+ 97–100 C+ 77–79
A 94–96 C 74–76
A– 90–93 C– 70–73
B+ 87–89 D+ 67–69
B 84–86 D 64–66
B– 80–82 D– 60–63
F Less than 60 points earned

Course Schedule

Date
Quiz
Class Topic
Reading Due
Assignment Due

TBD
Syllabus Overview / Mounce, chs. 1-3 None
Alphabet and
 Pronunciation
Punctuation and
TBD Quiz #1 Mounce, ch. 4 Exercise 3
Syllabification
Nominative and
Quiz #2 Section Overview 1 Exercise 4; Review
TBD Accusative;
Mounce, chs. 5-6 #1
Definite article (1)
Nominative and
TBD Accusative; Exercise 6
Definite article (2)
Genitive and Dative
TBD Quiz #3 Mounce, ch. 7
(1)
Genitive and Dative
TBD Exercise 7
(2)
Prepositions and
TBD Quiz #4 Mounce, ch. 8
eijmi;
Prepositions and
TBD Exercise 8
eijmi;
TBD Quiz #5 Adjectives (1) Mounce, ch.9
TBD Adjectives (2) Exercise 9
Section Review 2
TBD Quiz #6 Third Declension (1) Review #2
Mounce, ch. 10
TBD Third Declension (2) Exercise 10
First and Second
Person
TBD Quiz #7 Mounce, ch. 11
Personal Pronouns
(1)
First and Second
Person
TBD Exercise 11
Personal Pronouns
(2)
TBD Quiz #8 aujtovß Mounce, ch. 12 Exercise 12
TBD Quiz #9 Demonstratives (1) Mounce, ch. 13
TBD Demonstratives (2) Exercise 13
Relative Pronouns
TBD Quiz #10 Mounce, ch. 14
(1)
Relative Pronouns
TBD Exercise 14
(2)
Present Active
TBD Quiz #11 Mounce, ch. 15-16 Review #3
Indicative (1)
Present Active
TBD Exercise 16
Indicative (2)
TBD Quiz #12 Contract Verbs Mounce, ch. 17 Exercise 17
Present
TBD Quiz #13 Mounce, ch. 18 Exercise 18
Middle/Passive Ind.
Future
Quiz #14
TBD Active/Middle Ind. Mounce, ch. 19
(1)
 Future
TBD Active/Middle Exercise 19
Indicative (2)
TBD No class
Verbal Roots, and
Other
TBD Quiz #15 Mounce, ch. 20
Forms of the Future
(1)
Verbal Roots, and
Other
11/29 Exercise 20
Forms of the Future
(2)
12/4 Sentence Structure
12/6 Sentence Structure
12/11 Review
12/13 Review
12/18 Review
12/20 Final Exam