A Greek Grammar
Accidence and Syntax for Schools and Colleges

This 1902 Attic Greek grammar remains a useful resource for the modern beginner, and for scholars of the history of Classics education.

John Thompson (Author)

9781108050890, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 13 December 2012

516 pages
21.6 x 14 x 2.9 cm, 0.65 kg

John Thompson (c.1866–1936) was Classics master and headmaster (1908–27) at the prestigious High School, Dublin. A competent linguist, he translated from German, produced a Latin primer, and wrote a Sanskrit course, though he opposed the teaching of Irish. He became a Member of the Royal Irish Academy (1912), President of the Classical Association (1918) and was appointed Officier d'Académie by the French government (1927). This work, first published in 1902, was intended for both the beginner and the more advanced student. It concentrates on Attic Greek, covering accidence in part one and syntax in part two, with appendices on accents and sound changes, Homeric accidence, and the weights, measures and calendar used by Attic Greeks. The work was popular with generations of teachers and pupils. It remains a useful resource for the modern student of Greek, and for readers interested in the history of Classics education.

Part I. Accidence: 1. The Greek language - introductory
2. Declension of substantives and adjectives
3. Declension of pronouns
4. Adverbs
5. Numerals
6. Conjugation of verbs
7. Remarks on the conjugations
Part II. Syntax: 1. Introductory - simple and compound sentences
2. Agreement of subject and predicate
3. The article
4. The substantive
5. The prepositions
6. The pronouns
7. The voices of the verbs
8. The tenses of the verb
9. The moods of the verbs in principal sentences
10. The infinitive
11. The participle
12. Sentences in combination
13. The participles
Appendix I. Accents
Appendix II. Homeric accidence
Appendix III. Sound changes in Greek
Appendix IV. Attic measures and calendar
Index I (English)
Index II (Greek)
Index III (Quotations).

Subject Areas: Classical history / classical civilisation [HBLA1]