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James 2:15

James 2:15

An Exegetical Analysis of James 2:15: Gender Specification and the Conjunction ἢ An Exegetical Analysis of James 2:15: Gender Specification and the Conjunction ἢ This exegetical study of An Exegetical Analysis of James 2:15: Gender Specification and the Conjunction ἢ is based on a b-greek discussion from Sun Sep 6 1998. The initial inquiry, prompted…

James 5:16

  An Exegetical Study of James 5:16b: The Significance of ἐνεργουμένη This exegetical study of James 5:16b is based on a b-greek discussion from May 12, 2003. The initial inquiry proposed an interpretation of the phrase πολυ ισξυει δεησισ δικαιου ενεργουμενη, specifically asking if ἐνεργουμένη could signify that “the prayer of a righteous man avails…

James 2:11

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James 2:13

An Exegetical and Text-Critical Study of James 2:13b: The Grammatical Function of Mercy This exegetical study of James 2:13 is based on a b-greek discussion from October 1, 2001. The initial query concerned the grammatical parsing and understanding of the Majority Text reading for James 2:13b, which states “κατακαυχαται ελεον κρισεωσ“. Specifically, the discussion sought…

James 1:3

James 1 3

Syntactic Ambiguity and Lexical Nuance in James 1:3: The Modification of the Genitive ὑμῶν and the Meaning of δοκίμιον body { font-family: ‘Palatino Linotype’, Palatino, serif; line-height: 1.6; margin: 20px; color: #333; background-color: #fff; } h2, h3 { color: #2C3E50; border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; padding-bottom: 5px; margin-top: 1.5em; } p { margin-bottom: 1em; } blockquote…

James 2:18

James 2:18
RandallButh wrote:
There are also two ways to look at Mt 26.51
ἀφεῖλεν αὐτοῦ τὸ ὠτίον

1. One may view αὐτοῦ as attracted to a head phrase for strengthening it, in this case the verb. This is a syntactic device that also fits with what happens with ‘enclitics’.

2. Also, the αὐτοῦ may be fronted within the noun phrase, picking up additional mini-focus.

A live pronunciation would distinguish these two.
In case 1, I would guess that the pronoun may have lost its accent like an enclitic, even though the spelling system retains it. I find myself naturally reading this way when thinking through the clause as in number one, where the pronoun is highly pre-supposed information. Such modern reflexes may indeed reflect antiquity, especially remembering the classic case where Israelis naturally contract “et ha-” -את ה as ta- ת. Even first graders write things like שתיתי תמץ in place of the correct שתיתי את המץ “I drank the juice,” without knowing that BarKochba did the same 1900 years ago מעיד אני תשמים “I call heaven as witness,” and a few other examples. Such writing was not learned in school.
If one reads the written text Mt 26.51 as is, then number 2 is the result. However, the ‘mini-focus’ would probably have had a normal intonation level, not a full focus intonation like in a hypothetical:
αὐτοῦ ἀφεῖλεν τὸ ὠτίον.

This article here http://typo.uni-konstanz.de/ocs-uploads … on-NTG.pdf suggests that a genitive in this position is an external possessor construction.

I still need to evaluate it, but I’m tossing it out there.

Statistics: Posted by Stephen Carlson — May 19th, 2014, 5:37 pm


James 1:21

James 1:21

 An Exegetical Analysis of the Syntactic Function of ἐν πραΰτητι in James 1:21 This exegetical study of the syntactic function of ἐν πραΰτητι in James 1:21 is based on a b-greek discussion from February 14th, 2013. The initial query concerns the precise grammatical attachment of the prepositional phrase ἐν πραΰτητι (in meekness/gentleness) within James…

James 5:3

James 5:3

An Exegetical Analysis of James 5:3: The Syntactic Placement and Interpretation of ὡς πῦρ This exegetical study of James 5:3: The Placement and Interpretation of ὡς πῦρ is based on a b-greek discussion from February 14th, 2013. The initial inquiry posed a question regarding the correct punctuation and subsequent interpretation of the phrase ὡς πῦρ…

James 5:1

James 5:1

James 5:16: The Force of ἐνεργουμένη in the Prayer of the Righteous This exegetical study of James 5:16: πολὺ ἰσχύει δέησις δικαίου ἐνεργουμένη. is based on a b-greek discussion from February 23rd, 2013. The initial query focuses on the precise semantic and grammatical force of the participle ἐνεργουμένη in James 5:16. Specifically, the discussion seeks…

John 3:7

James 3:7

An Exegetical Analysis of Physis and the Taming of Creation in James 3:7 This exegetical study of “An Exegetical Analysis of Physis and the Taming of Creation in James 3:7″ is based on an online b-greek discussion concerning James 3:7. The discussion initially sought clarification on the semantic range of the term φύσις within this…

James 3:16

James 3:16

This exegetical study of “A Philological and Rhetorical Analysis of James 3:16: Investigating a Proposed Wordplay on Παῦλος” is based on a b-greek discussion from August 27th, 2013. The initial inquiry proposes a potential wordplay within the phrase πᾶν φαῦλον πρᾶγμα (“every worthless thing”) in James 3:16, suggesting a hidden allusion to Παῦλος (“Paul”), thus…