Introduction to Attic Greek: Volume 4

We are pleased to share the fourth volume of this Learning Module at Kosmos Society: Introduction to Attic Greek.

This comprises a series of video presentations made by Leonard Muellner (Professor Emeritus of Classical Studies at Brandeis University) and Belisi Gillespie. They cover the content covered in two semesters of a college-level Introduction to Ancient Greek course. These videos are designed to be used in conjunction with the book Greek: An Intensive Course by Hardy Hansen and Gerald M. Quinn. Volume 4 covers material from units 11–14.

You can find the complete video playlist here.

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This is a suggested syllabus for Units 11–14, with references to numbered sections from Greek: An Intensive Course by Hansen and Quinn.

Week 1: Start Unit 11
Week 2: Unit 11 Continued
Week 3: Start Unit 12
Week 4: Unit 12 Continued
Week 5: Start Unit 13
Week 6: Unit 13 Continued
Week 7: Start Unit 14
Week 8: Unit 14 Continued
Week 9: Review Units 11 to 14

Week 1: Start Unit 11

Reading:
Section 89: The Imperative Mood (pages 305–311)

Related videos:
Learn Ancient Greek | 65. Unit 11: Imperatives

Learn Ancient Greek | 66. Unit 11: 2nd aorist imperatives

Reading:
Section 90: Commands and Prohibitions (pages 311–313)

Related video:
Learn Ancient Greek | 67. Unit 11: Imperative Notes and Prohibitions

Reading:
Section 91: Forms of the Greek Verb (pages 313–315)

Reading:
Sections 93–95: Deponent Verbs (pages 316–317)

Associated video:
Learn Ancient Greek | 68. Unit 11: Deponent verbs

Week 2: Unit 11 Continued

Reading:
Section 96: The Adjective/Pronoun αὐτός, αὐτή, αὐτό (pages 317–319)

Associated video:
Learn Ancient Greek | 69. Unit 11: Forms of αὐτός

Reading:
Section 97: Temporal Clauses (pages 319–322)

Associated video:
Learn Ancient Greek | 70. Unit 11: Temporal clauses

Reading:
Section 98: Genitive Absolute (pages 322–323)

Related video:
Learn Ancient Greek | 71. Unit 11: Genitive absolute

Reading:
Vocabulary and Vocabulary Notes (pages 324–327)

Related video:
Learn Ancient Greek | 72. Unit 11: Vocabulary

Week 3: Start Unit 12

Units 12 and 13 cover a new type of verb: athematic. Professor Muellner deals with these forms together in a way that makes them easier to learn.

Video:
Learn Ancient Greek | 72. Units 12 and 13: Aspects of the Greek verb

Video:
Learn Ancient Greek | 73. Units 12 and 13: Differences between athematic and regular or thematic verbs

Video:
How to recognize patterns and verb forms without having to memorize all of them!
Learn Ancient Greek | 75. Units 11 and 12: Parsing verbs part 1

Reading:
Sections 99–100: -μι (Athematic) Verbs (pages 337–349)

Refer also to the chart on pages 354–355.
Additional video (which you can watch again in Unit 13):
Learn Ancient Greek | 76. Units 12 and 13: Parsing forms part 2

Week 4: Unit 12 Continued

Reading:
Section 101: Fear Clauses (pages 349–350)

Related video:
Learn Ancient Greek | 77. Unit 12: Fear Clauses

Reading:
Vocabulary and Notes (pages 351–358)

Related video:
Learn Ancient Greek | 78. Unit 12: Vocabulary

Week 5: Start Unit 13

Reading:
Section 102 -μι (Athematic) Verbs: Continued (pages 369–378)

Related video (which you watched in Unit 12):
Learn Ancient Greek | 76. Units 12 and 13: Parsing forms part 2

Week 6: Unit 13 Continued

Reading:
Sections 103–104: Object Clauses of Effort (pages 378–380)

Related videos:
Learn Ancient Greek | 79. Object Clauses of Effort, 1

Learn Ancient Greek | 80. Object Clauses of Effort, 2

Reading:
Sections 105–106: Accusative of Respect (page 380)

Related video:
Learn Ancient Greek | 81. Unit 13: Accusative of Respect

Reading:
Vocabulary and Notes (pages 381–385)

Related video:
Learn Ancient Greek | 82. Unit 13: Vocabulary

Week 7: Start Unit 14

Reading:
Sections 107–109: Participles of Athematic Verbs δίδωμι, τίθημι, ἵστημι
Reading:
Section 110: The verb δείκνῡμι, “show”
Related video:
Learn Ancient Greek | 83. Unit 14: Participles of athematic verbs

Week 8: Unit 14 Continued

Reading:
Section 111: Supplementary Use of the Participle (pages 401–403)

Related video:
Learn Ancient Greek | 84. Unit 14 Supplementary participles

Reading:
Vocabulary and Notes (pages 404–407)

Related video:
Learn Ancient Greek | 85. Unit 14: Vocabulary

Week 9: Review Units 11 to 14

Review and Self-Correcting Examinations: pages 419–433