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:github_url: https://git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ugg/src/branch/master/content/number.rst
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.. _number:
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Number
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Summary
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In Koiné Greek, the ``number`` ending of a word indicates the number of things being referred to by that word.
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Koiné Greek uses various kinds of word endings.
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The term "number" refers to one of these varieties of word endings.
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Number endings in Koiné Greek indicate how many there are of that particular thing.
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Nouns, adjectives, pronouns, participles, verbs, and definite articles all require a number ending.
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Adverbs do not require a case ending.
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There are two different kinds of number endings: singular and plural.
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The singular ending indicates that there is only one.
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The plural ending indicates that there is more than one.
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**Number** is the grammatical feature which signifies whether one
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(*singular*) or more (*plural*) participants are indicated by a word.
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1. If a word's grammatical **number** is **singular**, it denotes one
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participant.
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2. If a word's grammatical **number** is **plural**, it denotes more
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than one participant.
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3. A **collective** noun has the grammatical feature of **singular** yet
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refers to a group.
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4. The grammatical **number** of a verb usually agrees with the
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**number** of it's subject.
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