Jonathan Robie wrote: ↑June 10th, 2018, 7:57 amBarry Hofstetter wrote: ↑June 10th, 2018, 6:50 amI would take it as the entire preceding clasue.The clause starting with ἵνα? The other possibility I saw was πάντων ποιεῖσθαι δεήσεις κτλ.This is the ante…
PhillipLebsack wrote: ↑April 1st, 2018, 12:36 amIs there a paradigm chart for this word available anywhere? Or a fuller explanation for its morphology?Most beginning texts will have it. Additionally:http://sphinx.metameat.net/sphinx.php, click on “all…
I think “parallelism” is the term Jonathan was looking for too, a structural parallelism of terms not grammar … Jonathan, you say this text has not been handled well in the English translations. So here’s one that tries to honor the parallel structure…
IMHO, the only thing interesting in the syntax is the placement of πλούσιος ὤν after the verb ἐπτώχευσεν.[/indent] Would this be a very dramatic way of creating a relative clause that contrasts Jesus’ wealth by smashing the verb ‘became poor’ against…
NA27 2Cor. 8:9 γινώσκετε γὰρ τὴν χάριν τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὅτι δι᾿ ὑμᾶς ἐπτώχευσεν πλούσιος ὤν, ἵνα ὑμεῖς τῇ ἐκείνου πτωχείᾳ πλουτήσητε. Is there anything in the syntax of the clause beginning with ὅτι that tells us to construe the partici…
IMHO, the only thing interesting in the syntax is the placement of πλούσιος ὤν after the verb ἐπτώχευσεν.Would this be a very dramatic way of creating a relative clause that contrasts Jesus’ wealth by smashing the verb ‘became poor’ against the adject…
Jonathan Robie wrote: ↑June 2nd, 2018, 3:51 pm You seem to be assuming people here don’t know how to read Greek or read standard Greek reference works.Oh, no. Not that far.Statistics: Posted by m_bauer — June 3rd, 2018, 5:41 pm
Barry Hofstetter wrote: ↑May 30th, 2018, 3:39 pmI will note that there is no such thing as a “root” or “bare” dative. -bare naked because in first line and with out preposition-addressing: “root” dativeWell, I thought you are right: even if the “early…
γινώσκετε γὰρ τὴν χάριν τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ [Χριστοῦ], ὅτι δι᾽ ὑμᾶς ἐπτώχευσεν πλούσιος ὤν, ἵνα ὑμεῖς τῇ ἐκείνου πτωχείᾳ πλουτήσητε. 2 Corinthians 8:9Is there anything in the syntax of the clause beginning with ὅτι that tells us to construe the part…
I think “parallelism” is the term Jonathan was looking for too, a structural parallelism of terms not grammar … Jonathan, you say this text has not been handled well in the English translations. So here’s one that tries to honor the parallel structure…
[] The Tree of Life in Rev. 22:2 Stephen Douglas dr.elwinransom at gmail.com Wed May 10 12:58:42 EDT 2006 [] Thank you – Re: Homer [] The Tree of Life in Rev. 22:2 I’m having a hard time deciding what to make of this passage. It says,(1) KAI EDEIXEN MOI POTAMON hUDATOS ZWHS LAMPRON…
John 2:23 backusfam1 at bluefrognet.net backusfam1 at bluefrognet.net Wed Apr 3 13:28:32 EST 2002 Greetings from Japan Textbooks for Principles of Exegesis Class My question is in regard to John 2:23 as to the use of the dative plural of the word Jerusalem in the Greek text. Why is this in the plural form?…
[] 1 John 2:20 Dony K. Donev dony at cupandcross.com Thu Sep 2 19:41:56 EDT 2004 [] TAPEINWQHTE in James 4:10 [] 1 John 2:20 Since PANTEs in 1 John 2:20 is nominative, should OiDATE PANTEs be translated, “and you all know” with “all” referring to the readers, rather than the commonly rendered “and…
I John 3:2 and I John 2:28 Ilvgrammta at aol.com Ilvgrammta at aol.com Thu Dec 16 13:18:40 EST 1999 Colossians 1:21-23 Philippians 4:3-4 hWN TA ONOMATA EN BIBLW ZWHS In a message dated 99-12-16 12:14:31 EST, Lynn R-C writes:<< John 3:2 has a third class conditional clause which most translations render “when.” The only…
I John 2:2 – hHMETERWN DE MONON Mike Sangrey mike at sojurn.lns.pa.us Fri Jul 16 09:56:17 EDT 1999 KURIE ELEHSON ME I John 2:2 – hHMETERWN DE MONON This is probably a Greek 101 question, so forgive me for itssimplicity. (I hope this hasn’t been asked a hundred times!)In I John 2:2 we have…
James 2:15 (loosely connected to “Compound subjects with hH” [sic]) Paul Zellmer zellmer at cag.pworld.net.ph Sun Sep 6 19:49:32 EDT 1998 Isaiah 45:19 (also Isaiah 7:14 in Mt 1:23) b-hebrew I didn’t realize when I asked my question about the *H* in James 2:15this past weekend that this has been an area of debate…
The repeated use of DIA in 2 Corinthians 1:20 Bret A. Hicks bret at maranatha.net Wed Jul 14 09:15:03 EDT 1999 What to count (was: Hair-splitting…) KURIE ELEHSON ME As I was studying 2 Corinthians 1:20 this morning, I noticed that Paulused the constructionDI’ AUTOU TO AMHN TW QEW PROS DOXAN DI’ HMWN(THROUGH HIM…
[] DIDASKALIA and Titus 2:1 Jon Boyd boyd at huxcomm.net Mon Sep 8 23:21:35 EDT 2003 [] Grammar, Syntax, and Semantic terms [] DIDASKALIA and Titus 2:1 Dear friends,I have a question on the following passage:Titus 2:1-2aSU DE LALEI hA PREPEI THi hUGIANOUSHi DIDASKALIAi. PRESBUTAS NHFALIOUSEINAI, SEMNOUS, SWFRONAS . . .I’ve always taken it…
Titus 2:12 Explicative OUDE Frazier Conley fconley at cableone.net Sat May 18 15:25:36 EDT 2002 Acts 16:25 Acts 16:25 1 Timothy 2:12. DIDASKEIN DE GUNAIKI OUK EPITREPW OUDE AUQENTEIN ANDROS ALL’EINAI EN hHSUCIA.Lenski calls OUDE in this sentence “explicative OUDE.”He says, “If this statement were positive it would be followed by anexplicative KAI; since…
Titus 2:11 Kevin Smith kgs at iafrica.com Sun Sep 19 04:23:47 EDT 1999 DE “Grammatical” Categories Dear friends, Titus 2:11-12a in NA27 reads:EPEFANH GAR hH CARIS TOU QEOU SWTHRIOS PASIN ANQRWPOIS PAIDEUOUSA hHMAS…. I am trying to figure out the logical function of SWTHRIOS. Grammatically it must be predicate adjective modifying CARIS. But what…
