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| Preface | |
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| Select Bibliography and Abbreviations | |
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| Introduction | |
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| The Phases of the Greek Language | |
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| Terminology | |
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| Prepositions and Adverbs | |
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| Prepositions and Cases | |
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| The Basic Meaning of Prepositions | |
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| Principles of Choice | |
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| Exegeting Prepositions | |
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| Distinctive Features of Prepositional Usage in New Testament Greek | |
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| Characteristics in Keeping with the General Tendencies of Hellenistic Greek (in Comparison with Classical Greek) | |
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| Possible Semitic Influence on New Testament Prepositional Usage | |
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| Dangers to Be Avoided in Any Examination of New Testament Prepositional Usage | |
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| Insistence on Classical Greek Distinctions | |
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| Failure to Make Allowance for a Writer's stylistic Variation | |
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| Disregard of Probable Distinctions | |
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| Denieal of Double Entendre | |
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| Neglect of the Possible Significance of Items with Prepositions | |
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| 'A��i and 'A�' | |
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| 'A��� | |
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| 'A�' | |
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| 'A�' in Compounds | |
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| 'A��i | |
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| Basic Idea and New Testament Use | |
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| Equivalence | |
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| Exchange | |
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| Substitution | |
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| Important New Testament Uses | |
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| A��i in Compounds | |
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| 'A�� | |
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| Relation of 'A�� to 'E� | |
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| 'A�� �&spsilon;o� | |
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| Ellipses with (Pregnant) 'A�� | |
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| 'A�� in Paul's Epistolary Salutations | |
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| Other Notable Instances | |
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| 'A�� in Compounds | |
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| ��� | |
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| Origin and Basic Idea | |
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| Notable Instances of Main Uses | |
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| ��� in Compounds | |
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| Ei� | |
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| Origin and New Testament Use | |
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| Its Relation to ∏�� | |
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| Its Relation to 'E� | |
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| Telic Ei� | |
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| Consecutive/Ecbatic Ei� | |
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| Causal Ei�? | |
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| Significant Phrases Using Ei� | |
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| Significant Successive Instances of Ei� | |
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| Ambiguity of Meaning | |
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| Ei� in Compounds | |
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| 'E� | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Basic Signification | |
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| Range of Figurative Uses | |
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| Important Constructions Using 'E� | |
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| Other Significant Instances of 'E� | |
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| 'E� in Compounds | |
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| 'E� | |
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| Extended New Testament Use and Ultimate Disappearance | |
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| Versatility | |
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| Encroachment on Other Prepositions | |
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| Main Uses | |
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| Key Phrases | |
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| 'E� in Compounds | |
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| 'E�i | |
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| Basic Meaning | |
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| Versatility | |
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| Important Constructions Using 'E�i | |
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| Other Notable Uses of 'E�i | |
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| 'E�i in Compounds | |
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| K��' | |
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| Basic Meaning | |
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| Phrases Involving K��' | |
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| K��' Denoting Correspondence or Conformity | |
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| K��' Denoting Opposition | |
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| Distributive K��' | |
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| Some Ambiguous Examples | |
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| K��' in Compounds | |
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| M��� | |
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| Original Meaning and New Testament Use | |
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| M��� with Accusative ("after") | |
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| M��� with Genitive | |
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| E���i ���' Denoting "Presence With" | |
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| M��' in Compounds | |
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| A���' | |
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| Basic Sense | |
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| Transferred Meanings | |
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| A���' (��) ��� | |
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| A���' and Christology in the Fourth Gospel | |
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| A���' in Compounds | |
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| A���� | |
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| Basic and Derived Meanings | |
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| A���� '���i��/'������� | |
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| A���� in Compounds | |
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| A��� | |
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| New Testament Use and Basic Meaning | |
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| Notable Uses | |
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| A��� in Compounds | |
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| A��� | |
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| New Testament Use and Basic Meaning | |
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| Notable Instances | |
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| A��� in Compounds | |
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| ∑�� | |
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| Original Meaning and New Testament Incidence | |
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| Two Basic Uses | |
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| Relation to M��� | |
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| ∑�� X��∑�� and Equivalents in Paul | |
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| ∑�� in Compounds | |
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| 'Y�'E� | |
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| Original Meaning and New Testament Use | |
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| 'Y�'E� with the Accusative | |
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| 'Y�'E� with the Genitive | |
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| 'Y�'E� and ���� | |
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| 'Y�'E� meaning "in the place of" | |
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| 'Y�'E� as Expressing Both Representation/Advantage and Substitution | |
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| 'Y�'E� in Compounds | |
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| 'Y�� | |
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| Original Meaning and New Testament Use | |
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| 'Y�� with the Accusative | |
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| 'Y�� with the Genitive | |
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| 'Y�� ��o� | |
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| 'Y�� and Other Prepositions Expressing Agency | |
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| 'Y�� in Compounds | |
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| Prepositions with Ba��i�� | |
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| 'Y�'E� | |
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| 'Y�� | |
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| Ei� | |
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| 'E� | |
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| 'E�/��� �� ������� | |
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| Prepositions with ������� and ������ | |
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| Nonprepositional Constructions | |
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| Prepositional Constructions | |
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| Concluding Observations | |
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| "Improper" Prepositions | |
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| Nomenclature and Classification | |
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| "Improper" Prepositions in Hellenistic Greek | |
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| An Annotated Alphabetical List of All 42 New Testament "Improper" Prepositions | |
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| Notable Uses of Uses of Selected "Improper" Prepositions | |
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| "A���-Matthew 10:29 | |
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| 'E����-1 Corinthians 6:18 and 2 Corinthians 12:2 | |
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| 'E���o�� ��-John 1:15 (cf. 1:30) | |
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| 'E���-Luke 17:21 | |
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| 'E�� o�-Matthew 1:25 | |
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| X��i�-Hebrews 9:28 | |
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| Index of Biblical References | |
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| Index of Greek Words and Expressions | |
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| Index of Subjects | |