Chapter 9 — Adjective Parsing Drill

BBG Chapter 9 · Adjectives

For each phrase, parse the adjective: Case (N/G/D/A), Number (S/P), Gender (M/F/N), and Position (Attr / Pred / Sub).

Key rule: If the article precedes the adjective directly → attributive or substantival. If the noun has an article but the adjective does not → predicate. If article + adjective but no noun → substantival.

#	Greek Phrase	Case	Number	Gender	Position
1	ὁ ἀγαθὸς δοῦλος
N · S · M · Attributive — art-adj-noun; "the good slave"
2	ὁ δοῦλος ἀγαθός
N · S · M · Predicate — noun has art; adj has none; "The slave is good."
3	οἱ ἀγαθοί
N · P · M · Substantival — art + adj; no noun; "the good people"
4	τὸν πιστὸν λόγον
A · S · M · Attributive — "the faithful word" (direct object)
5	ὁ λόγος πιστός
N · S · M · Predicate — "The word is faithful."
6	τῆς καλῆς ὁδοῦ
G · S · F · Attributive — "of the beautiful road"
7	ἡ ὁδὸς καλή
N · S · F · Predicate — "The road is beautiful."
8	τὰ ἀγαθά
N · P · N · Substantival — art + adj; no noun; "the good things"
9	τοῖς πιστοῖς δούλοις
D · P · M · Attributive — "to/for the faithful slaves"
10	ἡ πιστή
N · S · F · Substantival — "the faithful woman"
11	τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ ἔργου
G · S · N · Attributive — "of the good work"
12	τὸ ἔργον ἀγαθόν
N · S · N · Predicate — "The work is good."
13	ὁ πονηρὸς ἄνθρωπος
N · S · M · Attributive — "the evil man"
14	οἱ πιστοὶ ἀπόστολοι
N · P · M · Attributive — "the faithful apostles"
15	τοὺς δικαίους
A · P · M · Substantival — "the righteous ones"
16	ἀγαθὴ ἡ ὁδός
N · S · F · Predicate — adj before art-noun; "The road is good."
17	τῷ ἀγαθῷ νόμῳ
D · S · M · Attributive — "by/in the good law"
18	τὸ πονηρόν
N · S · N · Substantival — "the evil thing"
19	τῶν πιστῶν ἔργων
G · P · N · Attributive — "of the faithful works"
20	ὁ νόμος ἅγιος
N · S · M · Predicate — "The law is holy." (cf. Rom 7:12)