Greek Exegesis Class: The Genitive Case
Session 1

Noun Cases
Nominative – (______________) 
Accusative – (______________)
Dative – (describes a _________)
Genitive – (describes a __________)

The most basic way to modify a noun is with an ________________.

You can communicate much more with a ___________ than with an ________________.

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•	the gospel of God (Mk.1:1) 
•	children of light (Eph.5:8)
•	the day of salvation (2 Cor 6:2).
•	the day of wrath (Rom 2:5).
•	the God of hope (Rom 15:13).
•	the oil of gladness (Heb 1:9).
•	servant of Christ (Rom 1:1).
•	the word of his power (Heb 1:3). 
•	the love of Christ (Rom 8:35).
•	the lust of the flesh (Gal 5:16b).
•	doctrines of demons (1 Tim 4:1).
•	the fruit of the Spirit (Gal 5:22). 
•	Faith of God (Mark 11:22).
•	blasphemy of the Spirit (Matt 12:31).
•	The love of Christ (2 Cor 5:14).
•	the Holy of Holies (Heb 9:3).
•	Salvation is of the Jews (John 4:22).
•	sheep of slaughter (Rom 8:36).
•	coworkers of your joy (2 Cor 1:24).
•	resurrection of life (John 5:29).

Salvation is of the Jews,” replace “of” with “________.”
“blasphemy of the Spirit,” replace “of” with “__________.”

To find genitives:
•	Key Word Study Bible
•	Biblehub (http://biblehub.com/interlinear/)
Check the ending in the Greek text (look for words ending in …ou, …wn or …ης)

Cristoς = Christ
Cristou' = of Christ

dou'loς = a servant
dou'lou = of a servant
dou'lwn = of servants
δόξα = glory
δόξης = of glory

Practice
Revelation 9:1 Then the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star from heaven which had fallen to the earth; and the key of the bottomless pit was given to him.
Καὶ ὁ πέμπτος ἄγγελος ἐσάλπισεν· καὶ εἶδον ἀστέρα ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ πεπτωκότα εἰς τὴν γῆν, καὶ ἐδόθη αὐτῷ ἡ κλεὶς τοῦ φρέατος τῆς ἀβύσσου

Revelation 14:10 he also will drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is mixed in full strength in the cup of His anger; and he will be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. 
καὶ αὐτὸς πίεται ἐκ τοῦ οἴνου τοῦ θυμοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ κεκερασμένου ἀκράτου ἐν τῷ ποτηρίῳ τῆς ὀργῆς αὐτοῦ καὶ βασανισθήσεται ἐν πυρὶ καὶ θείῳ ἐνώπιον ἀγγέλων ἁγίων καὶ ἐνώπιον τοῦ ἀρνίου.

Jude 1:13 They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest darkness has been reserved forever.
κύματα ἄγρια θαλάσσης ἐπαφρίζοντα τὰς ἑαυτῶν αἰσχύνας, ἀστέρες πλανῆται οἷς ὁ ζόφος τοῦ σκότους εἰς αἰῶνα τετήρηται.

Titus 1:6 Having submissive children, not in accusation of debauchery.
tevkna e[cwn pistav, mh; ἐν kathgoriva/ a]swtivaς.