A Greek Grammar
Accidence and Syntax for Schools and Colleges
Cambridge Library Collection - Classics Series

John Thompson (c.1866?1936) was Classics master and headmaster (1908?27) at the prestigious High School, Dublin. A competent linguist, he translated from German, produced a Latin primer, and wrote a Sanskrit course, though he opposed the teaching of Irish. He became a Member of the Royal Irish Academy (1912), President of the Classical Association (1918) and was appointed Officier d'Académie by the French government (1927). This work, first published in 1902, was intended for both the beginner and the more advanced student. It concentrates on Attic Greek, covering accidence in part one and syntax in part two, with appendices on accents and sound changes, Homeric accidence, and the weights, measures and calendar used by Attic Greeks. The work was popular with generations of teachers and pupils. It remains a useful resource for the modern student of Greek, and for readers interested in the history of Classics education.

Part I. Accidence: 1. The Greek language - introductory; 2. Declension of substantives and adjectives; 3. Declension of pronouns; 4. Adverbs; 5. Numerals; 6. Conjugation of verbs; 7. Remarks on the conjugations; Part II. Syntax: 1. Introductory - simple and compound sentences; 2. Agreement of subject and predicate; 3. The article; 4. The substantive; 5. The prepositions; 6. The pronouns; 7. The voices of the verbs; 8. The tenses of the verb; 9. The moods of the verbs in principal sentences; 10. The infinitive; 11. The participle; 12. Sentences in combination; 13. The participles; Appendix I. Accents; Appendix II. Homeric accidence; Appendix III. Sound changes in Greek; Appendix IV. Attic measures and calendar; Index I (English); Index II (Greek); Index III (Quotations).