Questions with neg/pos responses, Expressing time

Question 1

Example of question expecting positive response?

Answer 1

Are you not the Messiah? (Expects a positive response: Yes, I am the Messiah.)

Question 2

Example of question expecting a negative response?

Answer 2

Surely you are not the Messiah? (Expects a negative response: No, I’m not the
Messiah. Just a very naughty boy…)

Question 3

Which word is used when expecting a positive response?

Answer 3

οὐ (or οὐχι etc.)
e.g. οὐχι συ εἶ ὁ Χριστος; Are you not the Messiah?

Question 4

Which word is used when expecting a negative response?

Answer 4

μη (or μητι)
e.g. μητι συ εἶ ὁ Χριστος; Surely you are not the Messiah?

Question 5

Which case is used to express duration (how long)?

Answer 5

Accusative
και ἠν ἡμερας τρεις μη βλεπων = he was for three days not seeing

Question 6

Which case is used to express “during”?

Answer 6

Genitive
και ὁ Ἰησους ἐδιδασκεν της ἡμερας = Jesus was teaching by day/during the day

Question 7

Which case is used to express time at which something happen?

Answer 7

Dative
ὁ κυριος λαλησει ἐν ἐκεινη τῃ ἡμέρᾳ = The Lord will speak on that day.