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taught from the Lantern’s own words

The tongues Scripture was written in, taught from the words this site already carries: every Hebrew and Greek word in the Lantern is stored with its transliteration, its gloss and its parsing, so each example below opens the verse it was taken from.

Biblical Hebrew

the aleph-bet, the vowels, and the words the Lantern Direct keeps

The Aleph-Bet — reading the consonants5 sections · 4 words from the textLesson 1The Vowels — the layer the Masoretes added7 sections · 5 words from the textLesson 2The Verb — seven stems, and the chain of “and then”9 sections · 6 words from the textLesson 3

Ecclesiastical Latin

the Vulgate's Latin and the terms of art canon law keeps

The Alphabet and Church Pronunciation5 sections · 3 words from the textLesson 1Endings Do the Work — and three words the Direct argues with6 sections · 6 words from the textLesson 2One Word for Three Moods — the Latin verb, and fiat7 sections · 6 words from the textLesson 3

New Testament Greek

the alphabet, the article, and the cases

The Alphabet — from alpha to omega5 sections · 3 words from the textLesson 1The Article and the Cases6 sections · 5 words from the textLesson 2The Verb — tense, voice and mood8 sections · 7 words from the textLesson 3

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