Designed for Beginners in the New Testament.
BY
Professor of Exegetical Theology in Drew Theological Seminary
NEW YORK: EATON & MAINS
CINCINNATI: JENNINGS & GRAHAM
Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1876, by
NELSON & PHILLIPS,
In the Office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington.
This little Manual was originally prepared for the NORMAL CLASS, atthe request of the editor of that Journal, and was at the same timeexpected to form an instruction book at the Sunday-School Assemblyannually held at Chautauqua. This accounts for its form in twelveseries of two pages each. The reading lessons, however, have beenmade sufficiently full for subsequent study. Of course the simplestelements only of the Greek language can be comprised in such narrowlimits; nor can a full vocabulary or ready facility be acquired in soshort a course. Nevertheless, a good beginning may be made, and thatis "half the battle" in any enterprise. It is believed that a thoroughmastery of this small volume will prove a conquest over all the realdifficulties of the original tongue of the New Testament.
J. S.
| Form. | Name. | Sound. |
| A α | Al'pha | a in man, [arm.1] |
| Β β | Be'ta | b |
| Γ γ | Gam'ma | g in go, [king.2] |
| Δ δ | Del'ta | d |
| Ε ε | Ep'silon | e in met. |
| Ζ ζ | Ze'ta | dz in adze. |
| Η η | E'ta | e in they. |
| Θ ϑ or θ | The'ta | th in thin. |
| Ι ι | Io'ta | i in tin, [machine 3] |
| Κ κ or ϗ | Kap'pa | k |
| Λ λ | Lamb'da | l |
| Μ μ | Mu | m |
| Ν ν | Nu | n |
| Ξ ξ | Xi | x |
| Ο ο | Om'icron | ο in not. |
| Π π | Pi | p |
| Ρ ρ | Rho | r |
| Σ σ, final ς | Sig'ma | s in this. |
| Τ τ | Tau | t in it. |
| Υ υ | U'psilon | u in full. |
| Φ φ | Phi | f |
| χ χ | Khi | kh (German ch.) |
| ψ ψ | Psi | ps |
| Ω ω | O'mega | ο in no. |
1. α sounds broad, like a in arm, at the end of a word,and before ρ final or ρ followed by a different consonant.
2. γ has the nasal sound, like ng in