Re: Jn.1:9 FOS or ANQROPON ERXOMENON

From: Paul S. Dixon (dixonps@juno.com)
Date: Mon Feb 23 1998 - 20:23:58 EST


On Mon, 23 Feb 1998 15:47:36 -0600 Benjamin Raymond <braymond@ipa.net>
writes:

<snip>

>Are there any general rules of thumb when it comes to determining
>antecedents?

The general rule, I suppose, is that normally we should look for the
nearest antecedent. As usual in Greek, however, it is not a rule unless
there are exceptions to it (and, undoubtedly, there is probably an
exception even to this one). A relative pronoun, of course, agrees in
gender and number with its antecedent, so that is helpful.

Paul Dixon

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