Elementary New Testament Greek, 2014a

cases depending on which preposition is used, and perhaps on which sense that
prepositional phrase carries in that particular context.
Or we can show that other Greek prepositions may be coupled with different cases
to express different senses:
To illustrate, let’s set the Greek noun (“ crowd”) into three different phrases
to show that some Greek prepositions have a strict preference for one particular case
that should follow:
“in the crowd”
(The Greek Preposition is always
teamed with a dative.)
“through the crowd”
“because of the crowd”
( with the genitive suggests
“through-ness.”)
( with the accusative
suggests cause.)
“from the crowd”
“into the crowd”
(The Greek Preposition is always
teamed with a genitive.)
(The Greek Preposition is always
teamed with an accusative.)
The 17 Greek Prepositional Phrases
Now let’s take a look at all 17 proper prepositions found in the GNT, arranged by the cases that may follow them. In brackets notice the number of times this preposition appears in
the GNT (bold numbers mark high frequency). Take the time to read aloud through this whole display patiently and repeatedly, giving your mind a chance to absorb not only the
parts but the whole layout.
Prepositions (9) Allowing Only One Case to Follow:
[13] takes the genitive instead of, for instead of the crowd
[646] takes the genitive from, away from away from the crowd
[915] takes the genitive from, out from out of the crowd
[47] takes the genitive before before the crowd
[2752] takes the dative in, among in the crowd
[128] takes the dative along with along with the crowd
[13] takes the accusative in the midst of in the midst of the crowd
[1767] takes the accusative to, into into the crowd
[700] takes the accusative to, toward toward the crowd
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