Grammar
Helping you read your way through the Greek New Testament in just 2 minutes per verse.
Imperatival Future, Matthew 22:37-39
In today’s weekend video, we look at the use of the future tense in Greek to convey a request or command—the imperatival future. https://vimeo.com/336231702
Never, No Never, No Never (Heb 13:5)
Dr. Plummer overviews emphatic negation in Greek, with a focus on Hebrews 13:5 https://vimeo.com/336231778
Theology and the Gender of Nouns, πνευμα
In today’s weekend feature, Dr. Plummer warns against the danger of doing theology based on the gender of Greek nouns. He discusses the application of this point to the noun πνευμα (Spirit). https://vimeo.com/336231812
εἶπεν, λέγει, ἐλάλησεν
In today’s weekend edition, Dr. Plummer looks at the nuances of three Greek verbs that describe speech: εἶπεν, λέγει, ἐλάλησεν. https://vimeo.com/336231906
Dr. William Varner on Acts 1:8
Today, we are happy to have Dr. William Varner of The Master’s University doing a guest screencast on Acts 1:8. Enjoy! https://vimeo.com/364143714
ἀφίημι, Leave, Allow, Forgive, Divorce (Semantic Range)
In today’s weekend feature, Dr. Plummer overviews “semantic range,” illustrating the concept with the verb ἀφίημι. https://vimeo.com/336231871
John, ὁ βαπτίζων (Mark 6:14)
Dr. Plummer uses a participial referehttps://vimeo.com/336231730nce to John, ὁ βαπτίζων (Mark 6:14), to review some characteristics of present participles. https://vimeo.com/336231730
Greek Resources for the Gospel of Matthew
In this weekend video, Dr. Plummer overviews two excellent resources to help you in studying the Greek text of the Gospel of Matthew—the Baylor Handbook on the Greek Text of Matthew, by Wesley G. Olmstead (note also vol. 2), and the Exegetical Guide to the Greek New...
The B-I-B-L-E and εἰμι, sung by Jeff Hurtgen
Greek lyrics originally put to this song by Dr. Ben Merkle The B – I – B – L – E Yes that's the book for me εἰ-μι εἰ ἐσ-τι Yes that is Greek to me I stand alone on the Word of God, the B – I – B – L – E I stand alone on the Word of God, ἐσ-μεν ἐσ-τε εἰ-σι...
2 Corinthians 12:7, Why a Present Subjunctive
When Paul says that the thorn in his flesh was given “to torment” him, he employs a present tense subjunctive for the verb κολαφίζω (torment, strike, beat). Why? https://vimeo.com/336231966
Infinitives Song, to the tune of “Mary Had a Little Lamb”
Infinitives Song, to the tune of “Mary Had a Little Lamb,” Sung by Jeff Hurtgen λυειν (Present Active Infinitive) λυεσθαι (Present Middle/Passive Infinitive) λυσαι (Aorist Active Infinitive) λυσασθαι (Aorist Middle Infinitive) [και] [and] λυθηναι (Aorist Passive...
Exegetical Gems from Biblical Greek, by Ben Merkle
Exegetical Gems from Biblical Greek, by Ben Merkle, is an enjoyable way to review grammatical concepts while focusing on biblical passages where the grammatical point under review makes a difference in meaning. Knowing Greek really does make a difference in reading...
Tense and Aspect – Lecture by Con Campbell
What Greek grammarian is also a professional saxophone player and serious body builder? That’s right – Con Campbell, an Australian scholar who teaches at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School! I enjoyed both lecturing and exercising alongside Con at the “Linguistics...
1 John 1:1, NLT vs. NASB
The NLT and NASB are both very good modern English Bible translations, but their renderings of 1 John 1:1 are different. Is there any loss of meaning in reordering the Greek text of 1 John 1:1 to make it more readable in modern English? ...
An Ideal Beginning Greek Grammar?
Today’s weekend video is a lecture that Dr. Plummer gave at the “Linguistics and New Testament Greek” conference at Southeastern Seminary in April 2019. His lecture was entitled, “An Ideal Beginning Greek Grammar?” Thanks to Southeastern Seminary for making this...
Colossians 2:11, The Circumcision of Christ
A student came up to me during a class break and asked, “How does Jesus’ circumcision as an 8-day old boy impact our salvation?” He was reading Colossians 2:11. Does the text of Colossians 2:11 speak to that issue? https://vimeo.com/336231637
Acts 9:7 vs. Acts 22:9, Did Paul’s Companions Hear or not Hear
When Paul was converted/called on the Damascus Road, he had traveling companions with him. Did they hear or not hear the Lord speak to Paul? Do the accounts in Acts disagree? https://vimeo.com/336232054
Why Aorist Imperatives in the Lord’s Prayer
Have you ever noticed that all of the imperatives (requests) in the Lord’s Prayer are in the aorist tense? In today’s weekend edition, we explore the reasons for this pattern. https://vimeo.com/336231839
5 Minues in Church History Podcast
Dr. Plummer is a big fan of micro-learning, or learning in bite-size chunks. Today, he recommends a Weekly 5-minute podcast on church history, www.5minutesinchurchhistory.com. The episode from February 20, 2019, “The 3 Foot Manuscript,” is about the famous Greek...
Telling Time in Antiquity
In today’s weekend edition, Dr. Plummer looks at several texts in the New Testament that specify a certain point in the day. How did people tell time in antiquity? When modern Bible translations differ in their renderings of temporal indicators, we see an example of...
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