Ancient Greek phrase generator (version 2, June 2016)

RANDOM NOUN AND VERB PHRASES based on Reading Greek vocabulary Units 1–10
N.B. The computer code (PHP) will frequently create nonsense but every phrase or sentence should be grammatically correct.
N.B. Try translating any subjunctives or optatives with "may".

1. RG Units 1-6 noun-phrase: λαμπὰς ἄλλη
RG Unit 1 random feminine noun phrase: ἀκρόπολις κακή
RG Unit 1 random masculine noun phrase: λέμβος σῶος
RG Unit 1 random neuter noun phrase: πλοῖον σῶον
RG Unit 2 random feminine noun phrase: θεὰ ὅση
RG Unit 2 random masculine noun phrase: λόγος ἀγαθός
RG Unit 1&2 random neuter noun phrase: ἔργον πολέμιον
RG Unit 3 random feminine noun phrase: νῆσος ἄλλη
RG Unit 3 random masculine noun phrase: τριήραρχος δεινός
RG Unit 3 random neuter noun phrase: ὅπλα μεγάλα
RG Unit 4 random feminine noun phrase: κῆρυξ ὀλίγη
RG Unit 4 random masculine noun phrase: γεωργὸς κακοδαίμων
RG Unit 4 random neuter noun phrase: ἄστυ εὖφρον
RG Unit 5 random feminine noun phrase: δίκη δικαία
RG Unit 5 random masculine noun phrase: οἰκέτης ὅλος
RG Unit 5 random neuter noun phrase: χρῆμα βαρύ
RG Unit 6 random feminine noun phrase: σελήνη ἄγροικος
RG Unit 6 random masculine noun phrase: ποὺς ἀμαθής
RG Unit 6 random neuter noun phrase: χωρίον δεξιόν
RG Unit 7 random feminine noun phrase: διαβολὴ ὑμετέρα
RG Unit 7 random masculine noun phrase: ποταμὸς ὑμέτερος
RG Unit 7 random neuter noun phrase: σημεῖον ἀνδρεῖον
RG Unit 8 random feminine noun phrase: ἡγεμὼν μόνη
RG Unit 8 random masculine noun phrase: πολίτης πλέως
RG Unit 8 random neuter noun phrase: πάθος χεῖρον
RG Unit 9 random feminine noun phrase: κύων ἥσυχος
RG Unit 9 random masculine noun phrase: ἡμίονος πᾶς
RG Unit 9 random neuter noun phrase: παιδίον ὅμοιον
RG Unit 10 random feminine noun phrase: σπουδὴ ἀμελής
RG Unit 9&10 random masculine noun phrase: ἄναξ μηδείς
RG Unit 10 random neuter noun phrase: δῶρον οἷος
2. prepositional phrase: παρὰ ὕβριν σήν
3. irregular comparative phrase: σκεύεσι(ν) ὀλιγωτέροις αἰτίας (inflected noun + comparative adjective + genitive of comparison)
4. simple finite phrase: κεφαλὴ ἀπέκτεινε(ν) (nominative noun + finite verb-form, any mood)
5. simple imperative phrase: ὦ γέρον ἴσθι! (vocative noun + imperative)
6. transitive phrase: δαίμων νεώριον εἰσφέρῃ. (nominative noun + accusative noun + finite verb-form, any mood)
7. indirect command phrase: ἵππους βαίνειν κωλύουσι(ν) (accusative noun + infinitive, present only + verb of command, indicative only)
8. masc. sing. appellative clause: ἀστὸς σὺ εἶ
9. fem. sing. appellative clause: φύλαξ σὺ εἶ

suggested exercises
• insert correctly inflected forms of ὁ, οὗτος, ἐκεῖνος, or ὅδε (or try πᾶς, μέγας, πολύς, and αὐτός ipse)
• add correctly inflected forms of ὤν, ἰών, or εἰδώς
• change singulars to plural and vice versa
• convert transitive phrases into passive expressions

RANDOM VERB-FORMS of important verbs (ἄγω, αἴρω, αἱρέω, ἀλλάττω, βάλλω, δίδωμι, δουλόω, ἐλευθερόω, ἐρωτάω, ἔχω, ἵημι, ἵστημι, λαμβάνω, λέγω, λείπω, λύω, νομίζω, παύω, πέμπω, ποιέω, πράττω, στέλλω, τίθημι, τιμάω, τρέπω, φαίνω, φέρω)
N.B. It may help to read present for "continuous aspect", aorist for "simple aspect" and perfect for "complete aspect".

8. finite form: 3rd person singular passive simple aspect imperative of αἴρω
9. participle: δουλόω in the continuous aspect passive masculine vocative singular
10. infinitive: ἐρωτάω in the continuous aspect active

suggested exercises
• change the voice of the form
• change the aspect of the form
• change singulars into plural and vice versa
• try dual forms

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