Determiner number¶
Summary¶
Numeral determiners are cardinal numbers which quantify something.
They say how many there are of a particular thing.
Article¶
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
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | |||
| Nominative | εἷς | μία | ἕν |
| Genitive | ἑνός | μιᾶς | ἑνός |
| Dative | ἑνί | μιᾷ | ἑνί |
| Accusative | ἑνά | μίαν | ἕν |
Table a13 - δύο
| 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
| 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 |
| εἶδεν δύο ἀδελφούς |
| eiden dyo adelphous |
| he saw two brothers |
| he saw two brothers |
Luke 16:28 ἔχω γὰρ πέντε ἀδελφούς