Thank you for the reply. Yes, I considered a genitive absolute, but there were a few things that made me doubt whether that was what was going on. I think you’re probably right that given the options, that fits best.
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- April 12th, 2022, 9:43 pm
- Forum: Greek Language and Linguistics
- Topic: “Testimonium Flavianum” (Jewish Antiquities 18.63-64) Genitive Usage
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Re: “Testimonium Flavianum” (Jewish Antiquities 18.63-64) Genitive Usage
- April 11th, 2022, 4:46 pm
- Forum: Greek Language and Linguistics
- Topic: “Testimonium Flavianum” (Jewish Antiquities 18.63-64) Genitive Usage
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“Testimonium Flavianum” (Jewish Antiquities 18.63-64) Genitive Usage
Hello all, I was reading the “Testimonium Flavianum”, and most of it seems straightforward, but I'm not quite sure of the genitive usage τῶν θείων προφητῶν ... εἰρηκότων Perseus link here https://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0145%3Abook%3D18%3Awhiston%20chapter%3D3%...
- April 30th, 2021, 1:31 pm
- Forum: Syntax and Grammar
- Topic: Infinitive usage in Against Apion 1.1
- Replies: 3
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Re: Infinitive usage in Against Apion 1.1
Thanks for the reply, Barry, that's helpful. My first take was indirect statement, but that's before I noticed it was an articular infinitive in the genitive Yes, exactly. That was my first thought was too. I also noticed the article, and that led me to double-check in Wallace (Abridged, p.264; ExSy...
- April 30th, 2021, 10:38 am
- Forum: Syntax and Grammar
- Topic: Infinitive usage in Against Apion 1.1
- Replies: 3
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Infinitive usage in Against Apion 1.1
Source: Perseus Flavius Josephus, Contra Apionem http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.01.0215%3Abook%3D1%3Awhiston%20section%3D1 I am hoping someone will be willing to confirm for me what is going on syntactically here. I have provided the entire context below at the en...
- December 30th, 2015, 1:08 pm
- Forum: Koine Greek Texts
- Topic: Arrian's Discourses of Epictetus, Arrian's Introduction
- Replies: 1
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Arrian's Discourses of Epictetus, Arrian's Introduction
I recently picked up the Loeb Classical Library's edition of Arrian's Discourses of Epictetus , and I found even the first Greek sentence to have peculiar elements (to me). I was working these things out, and I wanted to be sure my thinking was correct here. The sentences reads as follows: οὔτε συνέ...
- November 24th, 2015, 5:23 pm
- Forum: Septuagint and Pseudepigrapha
- Topic: נזר - "crown" βασίλειον, ἁγίασμα and νεζερ
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Re: נזר - "crown" βασίλειον, ἁγίασμα and νεζερ
In considering the translation of נזר (nzr) as "holiness" or as "crown", is my thinking sound? I think this is almost accurate, but I think there is an important distinction to be made. I wouldn't say that נזר (nzr) means either of those things, but rather it conveys the concept...