Noun (predicate adjective)¶
Summary¶
In Koiné Greek, a predicate adjective is an adjective that functions as a noun in a sentence and appears in the predicate position.
Article¶
Predicative adjectives
are adjectives that describe nouns using a linking verb.
Often the linking verb is not present in the Hebrew text and must be supplied when translating into English.
Like attributive adjectives, a predicative adjective usually has the same form as the noun it
describes in both gender and number. Unlike attributive adjectives, however, a predicative
adjective can be indefinite even if it describes a definite noun.
Examples¶
Matthew 7:13 ὅτι πλατεῖα [j]ἡ πύλη καὶ εὐρύχωρος ἡ ὁδὸς
Μακάριοι |
οἱ |
πτωχοὶ |
τῷ |
πνεύματι |
|
makarioi |
hoi |
ptōchoi |
tō |
pneumati |
|
Blessed |
are |
the |
poor |
the |
in spirit |
ὁ |
θεὸς |
ἀληθής |
ἐστιν |
ho |
Theos |
alēthēs |
estin |
the |
God |
true |
he is |
Μακάριος |
ἀνὴρ |
ὃς |
ὑπομένει |
πειρασμόν |
|
makarios |
anēr |
hos |
hypomenei |
peirasmon |
|
Blessed |
is the |
man |
who |
he endures |
a trial |