PARSING AND DECLINING GREEK ADJECTIVES
Logos Apostolic Greek interlinear parsing abbreviations and declinations for Greek adjectives.
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ABBREVIATIONS
Adj = Adjective. The order is case, gender, number.
CASE - N = Nominative, A = Accusative, G = Genitive, D = Dative.
GENDER - M = Masculine. F = Feminine, N = Neuter.
NUMBER - S = Singular, P = Plural.
PARSING ADJECTIVE EXAMPLES
Adj-AMS = Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular.
Adj-GFP = Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural.
Adj-DNP = Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural.
FIRST AND SECOND DECLENSION ADJECTIVES
The vast majority of adjectives use masculine and neuter 2nd declension endings when modifying nouns of these genders, and 1st declension endings when modifying feminine nouns. Adjectives whose stems end in a consonant other than ρ (in this case θ) are declined like ἀγαθός below, which means 'good' Strong's 18.
SINGULAR
CASE
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Masculine
ἀγαθός
ἀγαθέ
ἀγαθόν
ἀγαθοῦ
ἀγαθῷ
Feminine
ἀγαθή
ἀγαθή
ἀγαθήν
ἀγαθῆς
ἀγαθῇ
Neuter
ἀγαθόν
ἀγαθόν
ἀγαθόν
ἀγαθοῦ
ἀγαθῷ
PLURAL
CASE
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Masculine
ἀγαθοί
ἀγαθοί
ἀγαθούς
ἀγαθῶν
ἀγαθοῖς
Feminine
ἀγαθαί
ἀγαθαί
ἀγαθάς
ἀγαθῶν
ἀγαθαῖς
Neuter
ἀγαθά
ἀγαθά
ἀγαθά
ἀγαθῶν
ἀγαθοῖς
Adjectives whose stem ends in a vowel or ρ (in this case ι) are declined like ἅγιος below which means 'holy' Strong's 40.
SINGULAR
CASE
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Masculine
ἅγιος
ἅγιε
ἅγιον
ἁγίου
ἁγίῳ
Feminine
ἅγια
ἅγια
ἁγίαν
ἁγίας
ἁγίᾳ
Neuter
ἅγιον
ἅγιον
ἅγιον
ἁγίου
ἁγίῳ
PLURAL
CASE
Nominative
Vocative
Accusative
Genitive
Dative
Masculine
ἅγιοι
ἅγιοι
ἁγίους
ἁγίων
ἁγίοις
Feminine
ἅγιαι
ἅγιαι
ἁγίας
ἁγίων
ἁγίαις
Neuter
ἅγια
ἅγια
ἅγια
ἁγίων
ἁγίοις
OTHER ADJECTIVES FOLLOWING the 1st and 2nd DECLENSION ADJECTIVES
27 (62x) ἀγαπητός -ή -όν beloved, dear.
39+40 (140x) ἅγιος -α -ον holy.
149+150 (4x) αἰσχρός -ά -όν shameful, disgraceful.
158+159 (5x) αἴτιος -α -ον a cause, a causer.
243 (160x) ἄλλος -η -ον other.
297 (14x) ἀμφότερος -α -ον both.
514 (41x) ἄξιος -α -ον worthy.
701 (4x) ἄρεστος -ή -όν pleasing.
1169 (3x) δειλός -ή -όν fearful.
1342 (81x) δίκαιος -α -ον just, righteous.
1415 (35x) δυνατός -ή -όν able, possible, powerful.
1538 (83x) ἕκαστος -η -ον each, every.
1727 (8x) ἐναντίος -α -ον opposite.
2078 (54x) ἔσχατος -η -ον last, latest.
2087 (99x) ἕτερος -α -ον other, another.
2190 (32x) ἐχθρός -ά -όν hated, hostile.
2304 (3x) θεῖος -α -ον divine.
2398 (113x) ἴδιος -α -ον one’s own, private.
2425 (41x) ἱκανός -ή -όν sufficient, much, worthy.
2470 (8x) ἴσος -η -ον equal to, like.
2478 (27x) ἰσχυρός -ά -όν strong, mighty.
2537 (44x) καινός -ή -όν new.
2556 (51x) κακός -ή -όν evil, bad.
2570 (102x) καλός -ή -όν beautiful, good.
2839 (12x) κοινός -ή -όν common, defiled, unclean.
2986 (9x) λαμπρός -ά -όν bright, brilliant.
3062+3063 (55x) λοιπός -ή -όν remaining, rest, from now on.
3173 (195x) μέγας, μεγάλη, μέγα great, loud, large.
3319 (61x) μέσος -η -ον middle, midst.
3398 (30x) μικρός -ά -όν small, little, short.
3441 (47x) μόνος -η -ον alone, only.
3501 (24x) νέος -α -ον young, new.
3609 (3x) οἰκεῖος -α -ον household, own house.
3641 (43x) ὀλίγος -η -ον few, little, small.
3650 (112x) ὅλος -η -ον all, whole.
3664 (47x) ὅμοιος -α -ον like, similar.
3820 (19x) παλαιός -ά -όν old.
4103 (67x) πιστός -ή -όν wise.
4183 (365x) πολύς, πολλή, πολύ much, many, great.
4190 (76x) πονηρός -ά -όν evil, wicked.
4387+4387 (11x) πρότερος -α -ον before, earlier.
4434 (34x) πτωχός -ή -όν poor.
4680 (22x) σοφός -ή -όν wise.
5093 (14x) τίμιος -α -ον precious, costly.
5185 (53x) τυφλός -ή -όν blind.
5318 (21x) φανερός -ά -όν clear, manifest, evident.
5384 (29x) φίλος -η -ον friend, beloved, dear.
5467 (2x) χαλεπός -ή -όν difficult, fierce.
5539 (1x) χρήσιμος -η -ον useful, profitable.
5552 (15x) χρύσεος -η -ον of gold, golden.
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES
A COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVE refers to MORE of the quality or quantity of the adjective, and it must also match the noun or pronoun in case, gender, and number. For example: taller, shorter, bigger, smaller, stronger, and weaker, are all comparative adjectives.
COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVE ABBREVIATIONS
N = noun, Adj = Adjective, CAdj = Comparative adjective. The order is case, gender, number.
CASE - N = Nominative, A = Accusative, G = Genitive, D = Dative.
GENDER - M = Masculine. F = Feminine, N = Neuter.
NUMBER - S = Singular, P = Plural.
PARSING COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVES
CAdj-NMS = Comparative Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
CAdj-GFS = Comparative Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular
CAdj-ANP = Comparative Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
511 (2x) ἀνώτερος -α -ον higher, superior, above. Comparative of ἀνω above, upwards.
927 (1x) βαρύτερος -α -ον heavier, very precious, Matthew 26:7. Comparative of βαρύς -εῖα -ύ heavy.
1313 (4x) διάφορος -ον various, more excellent.
1640 (4x) ἐλάττων -α -ον lesser, Hebrews 7:7. Comparative of ἐλαχύς less.
1647 (1x) ἐλαχιστότερος -α -ον least, Ephesians 3:8.
2737 (1x) κατώτερος -α -ον lower, Ephesians 4:9.
2909 (19x) κρείττων, κρείσσων better. Comparative of ἀγαθός -ή -όν good.
3123 (85x) μᾶλλον more.
3186 (1x) μειζότερος still greater. A further comparative of μείζων greater, bigger.
3187 (45x) μείζων greater, bigger. Comparative of μέγας, μεγάλη, μέγα great, loud, big.
3501 (8x) νεώτερος younger, newer. Comparative of νέος -α -ον young, new.
4119 (56x) πλείων more. Comparative of πολύς, πολλή, πολύ much, many.
4387 (1x) πρότερος -α -ον former, previous. Comparative of πρό.
4680 (22x) σοφώτερος -α -ον wiser. Comparative of σοφός -ή -όν wise.
4708 (1x) σπουδαιοτέρως more diligently, more earnestly. Comparative of σπουδαίως diligently, earnestly, Philippians 2:28.
5093 (14x) τιμιώτερος -α -ον more precious. Comparative of τίμιος -α -ον precious, costly.
5114 (1x) τομώτερος sharper. Comparative of κακός -ή -όν cutting edge, sharp.
5308 (1x) ὑψηλότερος higher. Comparative of ὑψηλός -ή -όν high, lofty, elevated.
5501 (13x) χείρων worse. Comparative of τς -ή -όν evil, bad.
SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
PARSING SUPERLATIVE ADJECTIVES
SAdj-NMS = Superlative Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
SAdj-GFS = Superlative Adjective - Genitive Feminine Singular
SAdj-ANP = Superlative Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural
1646 (13x) ἐλάχιστος -η -ον smallest, most small.
3176 (1x) μέγιστας -η -ον greatest.
5093 (3x) τιμιώτατος -α -ον most precious, most costly.
INTERROGATIVE ADJECTIVES
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