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- March 19th, 2016, 6:43 am
- Forum: Grammars
- Topic: J. Gresham Machen "New Testament Greek for Beginners" 2nd ed
- Replies: 2
- Views: 12664
Re: J. Gresham Machen "New Testament Greek for Beginners" 2n
I will not let pass an opportunity to bad-mouth Machen's Greek primer for the ad-nauseamth time in this forum. I would ask: Why revise it at all, rather than start over? When I first encountered it half a century ago as a textbook for tutoring a student in Koine, it seemed pretty clear early on tha...
- March 18th, 2016, 10:55 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: χαίρετε, μου ὄνομα ἐστιν Μαθθαιον
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1348
Re: χαίρετε, μου ὄνομα ἐστιν Μαθθαιον
χαῖρε, σου ὄνομα Μαθθαῖός ἐστιν...
Just a little predicate nominative issue there. But welcome, good to have you aboard.
ἔρρωσο...
Just a little predicate nominative issue there. But welcome, good to have you aboard.
ἔρρωσο...
- March 13th, 2016, 7:47 am
- Forum: Septuagint and Pseudepigrapha
- Topic: Lexical Entry for Ευαίου in Genesis 26:34 (Rahlfs)
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2059
Re: Lexical Entry for Ευαίου in Genesis 26:34 (Rahlfs)
Εὑαίου — Euaios; Hivites (6×)
Hebrew Alignment
חִוִּי—Hivite (5): Gen 36:2; Judg 3:5; 2 Kgdms 24:7; 3 Kgdms 10:24; 2 Ch 8:7
חִתִּי—Hittite (1): Ge 26:34
(2012). The Lexham Analytical Lexicon to the Septuagint. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.
Hebrew Alignment
חִוִּי—Hivite (5): Gen 36:2; Judg 3:5; 2 Kgdms 24:7; 3 Kgdms 10:24; 2 Ch 8:7
חִתִּי—Hittite (1): Ge 26:34
(2012). The Lexham Analytical Lexicon to the Septuagint. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.
- March 11th, 2016, 6:46 am
- Forum: Word Meanings
- Topic: κεφαλή polysemy in head(ship) discussions.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1816
Re: κεφαλή polysemy in head(ship) discussions.
There's been a lot written about this word, mainly due to hugely the important Christological and gender-relations issues occasioned by 1 Cor 11:3. Everybody's got a theory and the stakes are high. My sense is that metaphorical applications of this body part were not particularly common in Greek (i...
- March 11th, 2016, 6:40 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Introduction: Aaron Hermann
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2865
Re: Introduction: Aaron Hermann
reading text in the actual language itself is what is going to get you there. Barry, you might be surprised to hear me object to that. Normally, I don't think reading the GNT will get a person to the goal of reading comprehension. I think it is something to advise for the stage when a learner can r...
- March 10th, 2016, 10:03 am
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Introduction: Aaron Hermann
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2865
Re: Introduction: Aaron Hermann
Both Paul and Stirling offer excellent advice. I would simply emphasize that reading grammars makes you good at reading grammars, and reading Greek makes you good at reading Greek. By all means continue reading the grammars -- if nothing else it will help you find things that you might need tor refe...
Re: Jude 25b
We do not normally discuss issues of text criticism on B-Greek, only in so far as the variant reading contributes to our understanding of the text.
- March 7th, 2016, 11:39 am
- Forum: Word Meanings
- Topic: Hyponymous entries in NT lexica.
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1754
Re: Hyponymous entries in NT lexica.
βῆμα, ατος, τό (s. βαίνω; Hom. Hymns, Pind.+; ins, pap, LXX, TestSol; TestAbr A 13 p. 92, 21 [Stone p. 32]; Joseph., Just.) orig. movement by raising a step, ‘step’; then ① a step forward made by a foot, step (Hero Alex., Deff. [spurious] 131 = a little less than a meter) ἑπτὰ βήματα περιπατήσασα wh...
- March 3rd, 2016, 6:41 am
- Forum: Teaching and Learning Greek
- Topic: Comprehensive Vocab Lists
- Replies: 35
- Views: 16855
Re: Comprehensive Vocab Lists
Will quizlet work? I'v used it for Latin, never for Greek, so not sure if it will do Greek letters...http://quizlet.com
- February 22nd, 2016, 10:41 pm
- Forum: Syntax and Grammar
- Topic: Acts 4:29 δὸς τοῖς δούλοις σου μετὰ παρρησίας πάσης λεγεῖν
- Replies: 23
- Views: 4674
Re: Acts 4:29 δὸς τοῖς δούλοις σου μετὰ παρρησίας πάσης λεγ
I'm not sure exactly what your claim is. I'm pretty sure you would not claim that the infinitive always implies ability, so when do you claim that it does? Could you make a more specific claim, something that we can show to be true or false by looking at other sentences? Jonathan! The following are...