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- February 11th, 2025, 7:52 pm
- Forum: Syntax and Grammar
- Topic: Luke 5:7 - ἐλθόντας as the acc. subject of an infinitive
- Replies: 3
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Luke 5:7 - ἐλθόντας as the acc. subject of an infinitive
καὶ κατένευσαν τοῖς μετόχοις ἐν τῷ ἑτέρῳ πλοίῳ τοῦ ἐλθόντας συλλαβέσθαι αὐτοῖς · καὶ ἦλθον καὶ ἔπλησαν ἀμφότερα τὰ πλοῖα ὥστε βυθίζεσθαι αὐτά. I'm struggling with the syntactical usage of ἐλθόντας in this passage. it is clear that "τοῦ ... συλλαβέσθαι" is an articular infinitive, most lik...
- April 12th, 2022, 9:43 pm
- Forum: Greek Language and Linguistics
- Topic: “Testimonium Flavianum” (Jewish Antiquities 18.63-64) Genitive Usage
- Replies: 2
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Re: “Testimonium Flavianum” (Jewish Antiquities 18.63-64) Genitive Usage
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.
- April 11th, 2022, 4:46 pm
- Forum: Greek Language and Linguistics
- Topic: “Testimonium Flavianum” (Jewish Antiquities 18.63-64) Genitive Usage
- Replies: 2
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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
- Replies: 7
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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...