Syntax in Ancient Greek is a straightforward yet perplexed subject.
Let's start with the basics:
Like in every language, speech works with sentences.
Written, these sentences is a group of words that are close to each other.
The placement of these words are related to the rules of syntax.
For example when we say:
"I want to eat" we put the words in that order. You cannot say "to I want eat".
The same of course, is with Ancient Greek, with a relatively important difference.
The order of the words in Ancient Greek is vastly interchangeable and it depends a lot on the era and the writer.
Nevertheless the basic rules are the same like most languages:
We have two main parts
1)The subject
The subject is that for which the sentence is about, it it the one who "acts" or receives an action or is in a situation.
2)The predicate
The predicate in greek can be only one word (verb)
Ὁ Σωκράτης εἶπε (Socrates said)
Or more than one
Ὁ Σωκράτης διδάσκει τὴν ἀρετήν. (Socrates is teaching the virtue)
Let's start with the basics:
Like in every language, speech works with sentences.
Written, these sentences is a group of words that are close to each other.
The placement of these words are related to the rules of syntax.
For example when we say:
"I want to eat" we put the words in that order. You cannot say "to I want eat".
The same of course, is with Ancient Greek, with a relatively important difference.
The order of the words in Ancient Greek is vastly interchangeable and it depends a lot on the era and the writer.
Nevertheless the basic rules are the same like most languages:
We have two main parts
1)The subject
The subject is that for which the sentence is about, it it the one who "acts" or receives an action or is in a situation.
2)The predicate
The predicate in greek can be only one word (verb)
Ὁ Σωκράτης εἶπε (Socrates said)
Or more than one
Ὁ Σωκράτης διδάσκει τὴν ἀρετήν. (Socrates is teaching the virtue)
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