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| Definite Article (noun only) | |
| βλέπει ὁ κύριος. | The master is watching. The Lord is watching. |
| ὁ θάνατος οὐ καλός. | Death is not beautiful. |
| διδάσκω τὰ τέκνα. | I am teaching the children. I teach the children. |
| ἀκούομεν τῆς φωνῆς. | We are listening to the voice. We listen to the voice. |
πιστεύουσι τῷ λόγῳ. |
They believe in the word. |
| Predicate Adjective | |
ἡ γῆ ἀγαθὴ. |
The land is good. |
| δίκαιος ὁ κύριος. | The master is just. The Lord is just. |
δίκαιος καὶ ἅγιος ὁ κύριος. |
The Lord is righteous and holy. |
| πιστοὶ οἱ ἄνθρωποι. | The people are faithful. The men are faithful. |
| αἱ ἡμέραι πονηραὶ. | The days are evil. |
| Attributive Adjective:Indefinite | |
| δούλους ἀγαθούς ἐχομεν. |
We have good slaves. |
| Attributive Adjective: Definite (wrapped) | |
| λέγει ἡ μικρὰ ἀδελφὴ. | The small sister is speaking. The small sister speaks. |
| διδάσκω τὰ μικρὰ τέκνα. | I teach the little children. I am teaching the little children. |
| Attributive Adjective: Definite (braided) | |
| λέγει ἡ ἀδελφὴ ἡ μικρὰ. | The small sister is speaking. The small sister speaks. |
| οὐ θέλω βλέπειν τὸ τέκνον τὸ νεκρόν. | I do not want to see the dead child. |
| οἱ ἀδελφοὶ οἱ πονηροὶ οὐκ ἀκούουσιν. | The wicked brothers are not listening. The evil brothers do not listen. |
| Substantive Adjective | |
| οὐ βλέπουσι τὰ ἀγαθὰ. | They do not see the good things. They cannot see the good things. |
| Postpositive Particle | |
ὁ γὰρ θάνατος οὐ καλός. |
[...] because death is not beautiful. |
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ἔργα δὲ καλὰ οὐκ ἔχουσιν. |
[...] and they do not have good works. |
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