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Word Order: In the indefinite phrases, word order is not determined by grammar. It is a matter of stylistic choice. In this chart, the adjective sometimes comes before the noun, sometimes afterwards - either form is possible. In the definite noun phrases, word order is not a stylistic choice - it is determined by grammar. The adjective comes between the article and the noun in a wrapped phrase. In a braided phrase, the noun part comes first, followed by the adjective part.
| Indefinite | Definite: wrapped | Definite: braided | |||
| ψυχὴ καλή | a beautiful soul | ἡ καλὴ ψυχή |
ἡ ψυχὴ ἡ καλή |
the beautiful soul | |
| ὄχλος κακός | a bad crowd | ὁ κακὸς ὄχλος | ὁ ὄχλος ὁ κακός | the bad crowd | |
| δίκαιος νόμος | a just law | ὁ δίκαιος νόμος | ὁ νόμος ὁ δίκαιος | the just law | |
| ἐκκλησία πιστή | a faithful assembly | ἡ πιστὴ ἐκκλησία | ἡ ἐκκλησία ἡ πιστή | the faithful assembly | |
| ἀδελφὴ ἁγία | a holy sister | ἡ ἁγία ἀδελφή | ἡ ἀδελφὴ ἡ ἁγία | the holy sister | |
| τέκνον νεκρόν | a dead child | τὸ νεκρὸν τέκνον | τὸ τέκνον τὸ νεκρόν |
the dead child | |
| μικρὰ πλοῖα | small boats | τὰ μικρὰ πλοῖα | τὰ πλοῖα τὰ μικρά | the small boats | |
| πρῶται φωναί | first sounds | αἱ πρῶται φωναί | αἱ φωναὶ αἱ πρῶται | the first sounds | |
| κύριοι ἀγαθοί | good masters | οἱ ἀγαθοὶ κύριοι | οἱ κύριοι οἱ ἀγαθοί | the good masters | |
| ἔργα πονηρά | wicked deeds | τὰ πονηρὰ ἔργα | τὰ ἔργα τὰ πονηρά | the wicked deeds | |
| ἔσχατοι λόγοι | last words | οἱ ἔσχατοι λόγοι | οἱ λόγοι οἱ ἔσχατοι | the last words |
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