Greek Trainer v8.0.0

Study Modes

Parsing

Identify person, number, tense, voice, mood, lexical form, and inflected meaning.

Nouns & Pronouns

Recognize case, number, gender, and meaning; Nouns also asks for the lexical form.

Vocabulary

Practice BNTG glosses by single chapter, chapter range, or cumulative range, independently of the grammar ceiling.

Clause Builder

Analyze first, translate second. Select a finite verb, identify its person and number, find its subject and completing phrase. Each finished step becomes a compact ✓ line. Analyze every finite verb before the final translation.

Translation

Translate a passage, then compare with the model. Different valid English wording is possible; Compare is not an automatic error grade.

Concepts

Review grammar principles with multiple-choice questions.

Weakness Drill

Practice a focused selection of challenging parsing forms.

Review Misses

Revisit missed parsing forms. A fully right answer clears that form from the queue. Misses also return during later parsing practice; an empty queue lets you continue ordinary practice.

Settings

The chapter ceiling bounds course grammar. Vocabulary has its own chapter controls. Parsing filters select tenses, voices, and All verified, Biblical, or Paradigm sources. Include εἰμί adds its present, imperfect, and future forms independently of the voice filters.

Random order shuffles the pool; turn it off for In Order. Shuffle Pool reshuffles the current pool once without changing that preference. New Session resets session scores and position. Translation offers Course, New Testament, or Mixed sources, difficulty filters, and optional bracketed vocabulary help.

In Clause Builder, later BNTG vocabulary gets [gloss · Ch.X], outside-BNTG words may get [gloss], and proper names have no bracket. Progress and preferences are saved in this browser; clearing site storage can erase them.

Rules & Help

T-chart: use the professor’s Primary/Secondary columns and Active/Middle-Passive rows to recognize endings. Square of Stops: labial + σ → ψ; velar + σ → ξ; dental + σ → σ.

Contracts: α, ε, or ο meets another vowel and contracts. Liquids: stems ending λ, μ, ν, ρ usually reject future σ and contract; μένω is present, μενῶ is future. Liquid aorists may lengthen the stem vowel.

Third declension: learn the nominative and genitive to recognize the consonant stem. Neuter nominative and accusative forms coincide. Pronouns: read case, number, and gender; αὐτός can be personal, intensive, or identical (“the same”).

Open the existing charts for full paradigms:

How grading works

One valid BNTG gloss is enough. Verb lexical glosses use “I …”. Accents are generally ignored in typed answers; displayed Greek still preserves meaningful polytonic spelling. Movable nu and supported legitimate alternative analyses are accepted. Pronoun “to/for” glosses allow either English alternative.

In Parsing, Nouns, Pronouns, and Vocabulary, press Enter or Check to grade. After a right answer, stay on the item to review; press Enter or Check again to advance. After a wrong answer, revise and check again. Next advances manually; Reveal shows the answer where offered. Clause Builder advances structural steps immediately and offers a model translation only at the end.

About Greek Trainer

Greek Trainer v8.0.0 follows Beginning with New Testament Greek (BNTG) for course progression and grammar, with Westcott–Hort New Testament and Rahlfs/CATSS Septuagint material where appropriate. Biblical attestation supports the data; it does not override BNTG morphology. This quick manual complements the course textbook.