Biblical Greek

Most Common Nouns with Their Declension

First Declension (Feminine: -η or -α stems)

ἡμέρα (day)

γραφή (writing/scripture)

ἀλήθεια (truth)

καρδία (heart)

ἐξουσία (authority)

Declension of ἡμέρα (Singular):

Nom: ἡμέρα

Gen/Abl: ἡμέρας

Loc/Inst/Dat: ἡμέρᾳ

Acc: ἡμέραν

Second Declension (Masculine: -ος stems)

θεός (God)

κύριος (Lord)

λόγος (word)

χριστός (Christ)

ἄνθρωπος (man/mankind)

υἱός (son)

κόσμος (world)

οὐρανός (heaven)

νόμος (law)

οἶκος (house)

ἀπόστολος (apostle)

δουλος (slave/bondservant)

Declension of λόγος (Singular):

Nom: λόγος

Gen/Abl: λόγου

Loc/Inst/Dat: λόγῳ

Acc: λόγον

Second Declension (Neuter: -ον stems)

ἔργον (work)

τέκνον (child)

ἱερόν (temple)

Declension of ἔργον (Singular):

Nom: ἔργον

Gen/Abl: ἔργου

Loc/Inst/Dat: ἔργῳ

Acc: ἔργον

Third Declension (Consonant/Vowel stems)

πνεῦμα (spirit) — Neuter, -ατος stem

ἀνήρ (man/male) — Masculine, -ρος stem

σάρξ (flesh) — Feminine, -κος stem

χάρις (grace) — Feminine, -ιτος stem

φῶς (light) — Neuter, -τος stem

ὄνομα (name) — Neuter, -ατος stem

πίστις (faith) — Feminine, -εως stem

Declension of πνεῦμα (Neuter, Singular):

Nom: πνεῦμα

Gen/Abl: πνεύματος

Loc/Inst/Dat: πνεύματι

Acc: πνεῦμα