Determiner number

Summary

Numeral determiners are cardinal numbers which quantify something. They say how many there are of a particular thing.

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All cardinal numerals in Koiné Greek are considered numeral determiners in this grammar. For example, consider the sentence, “John has five books.” The word “five” is a numeral determiner.

Cardinals (numerals)

The following four tables are for the declension of the cardinal numbers one through four. One follows a 3-1-3 pattern but only occurs in the singular. The numbers two through four only occur in the plural. Two is the same in the nominative, genetive, and accusative cases.

• Table a12 - εἷς (one)

• Table a13 - δὑο (two)

• Table a14 - τρεῖς (three)

• Table a15 - τέσσαρες (four)

Table a12 - εἷς

a12 (3-1-3) (εἷς one)

	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Singular
Nominative	εἷς	μία	ἕν
Genitive	ἑνός	μιᾶς	ἑνός
Dative	ἑνί	μιᾷ	ἑνί
Accusative	ἑνά	μίαν	ἕν

Table a13 - δύο

a13 (δύο two)

	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Plural
Nominative	δύο	δύο	δύο
Genitive	δύο	δύο	δύο
Dative	δυσί	δυσί	δυσί
Accusative	δύο	δύο	δύο

Table a14 - τρεῖς

Note that the masculine and feminine declension is identical.

a14 (3-3-3) (τρεῖς three)

	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Plural
Nominative	τρεῖς	τρεῖς	τρία
Genitive	τριῶν	τριῶν	τριῶν
Dative	τρισί(ν)	τρισί(ν)	τρισί(ν)
Accusative	τρεῖς	τρεῖς	τρία

Table a15 - τέσσαρες

a15 (3-3-3) (τέσσαρες four)

	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Plural
Nominative	τέσσαρες	τέσσαρες	τέσσαρα
Genitive	τεσσάρων	τεσσάρων	τεσσάρων
Dative	τέσσαρσι(ν)	τέσσαρσι(ν)	τέσσαρσι(ν)
Accusative	τέσσαρας (τέσσαρες)	τέσσαρας (τέσσαρες)	τέσσαρα

Example: Matthew 4:18

εἶδεν δύο ἀδελφούς

eiden dyo adelphous

he saw two brothers

he saw two brothers

Luke 16:28 ἔχω γὰρ πέντε ἀδελφούς