Second declension: λόγος, δῶρον · The Academy

Greek nouns fall into three families, called declensions. Each has its own set of endings. The second declension is the easiest place to start, because its endings look like the article's.

Second declension, masculine: λόγος

	singular	plural
nominative	λόγος8k	λόγοι1k
genitive	λόγου6k	λόγων4k
dative	λόγῳ6k	λόγοις2k
accusative	λόγον12k	λόγους4k
vocative	λόγε6	λόγοι1

Second declension, neuter: δῶρον

Neuters have the same form in nominative, accusative and vocative, and end in -α in the plural.

	singular	plural
nominative	δῶρον125	δῶρα111
genitive	δώρου15	δώρων147
dative	δώρῳ19	δώροις126
accusative	δῶρον308	δῶρα677
vocative	δῶρον2	δῶρα·

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λόγους is…

Which is the dative singular of δῶρον?

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ὁ λόγος is nominative (the subject); τὸν θεόν is accusative, here after πρός "with, towards". ἦν means "was".

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ἀγαθός "good" and θεός "god" are both second-declension nominatives: "No one is good except one, God."

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δῶρον …
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πρός …

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Second declension: λόγος, δῶρονἡ δευτέρα κλίσις

Second declension, masculine: λόγος

Second declension, neuter: δῶρον

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