要完全記得聖經希臘文名詞的三種轉化，都要點功夫，亦可以先了解一下須與名詞的數量、性別及轉化相配合的冠詞、介詞及形容詞。
首先是冠詞。希臘文的冠詞只有一個，可以用在各種名詞之前，也可用在人名等特定名稱。意思可以很多樣，看內文而定，包括英語的 the, a/an, personal pronoun, this/that (demonstrative pronoun), who/which (relative pronoun) 等。在句子中，如果認到冠詞的數量、性別或位格，就可幫助了解相關名稱的數量、性別及位格。
Singular
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Plural
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mas
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fem
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neu
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mas
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fem
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neu
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Nominative
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ὁ
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ἡ
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τό
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οἱ
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αἱ
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τά
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Genitive
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τοῦ
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τῆς
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τοῦ
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τῶν
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Dative
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τῷ
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τῇ
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τῷ
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τοῖς
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ταῖς
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τοῖς
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Accusative
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τόν
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τήν
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τό
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τούς
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τάς
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τά
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以上可以看到，男性及中性冠詞多用 o 音；而女性字則多用 α 或 η 音。眾數的 genitive case (屬格) 都是 ῶν 尾。
另外是介詞。由於名詞已分了五個 cases，介詞自然便須配合，因此，有些介詞只會用於某些 case 的名詞。
Genitive
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Dative
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Accusative
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(separation)
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(location)
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(motion toward)
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ἀπό
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from
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ἐκ
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out of, from
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ἐν
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in
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σύν
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with
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εἰς
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into
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πρός
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for (only rarely used)
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at, by, on, near
(only rarely used)
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to, toward, with
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διἀ
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through, by
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because of
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κατά
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down, against
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according to, during
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μετά
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with
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after
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περί
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for, concerning
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around, about
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ἐπί
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on, over
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on, at, against
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on, to, toward
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παρά
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from, of, by, with
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beside, with,
in presence of
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alongside of, at, more than
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形容詞可用於句子裡的不同位置，包括，名詞之前(attributive), 作為名詞 (substantive), 或是句子的predicate. 無論那個位置，都需配相關的名詞或代名詞的數量、性別及位格作相應轉化。轉化形式一般是2-1-2原則。
Specifically, masculine and neuter would use second declension while feminine will use first declension. The latter will use the α-declension if the adjective ends in ε, ι, or ρ; and η-declension for the other adjectives. An example for the former is σίκαιος (righteous) whereas that for the latter is ἀγαθός (good).
最後，兩個常用的百搭字， verb-to-be 及 negation.
verb-to-be 是 εἰμί，之後要跟nominative (predicate nominative); 所以只需記得相關pronoun 的轉化就可。
Singular
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Plural
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first person
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εἰμί
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ἐσμέν
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second person
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εἶ
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ἐοτέ
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third person
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ἐστί(ν)
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εἰσί(ν)
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Negation 則有三個形式，跟隨後那個字的第一個發音而定：
| negator | the following word |
| οὐ | starts with a consonant |
| οὐκ | starts with a vowel with a smooth breathing mark |
| οὐχ | starts with a vowel with a rough breathing mark |
Ref:
Ted Hildebrandt. Mastering New Testament Greek Textbook. Chapters 5, 6, and 7 on the article, prepositions and adjectives. In: Mastering New Testament Greek Textbook. Downloaded at http://biblicalelearning.org/introductory-languages/mastering-new-testament-greek/.
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