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- October 1st, 2025, 2:56 pm
- Forum: Books
- Topic: Recalcati - The Egyptian Background of the Septuagint Lexical Items in Genesis, Exodus and Leviticus (Oct 2026)
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Re: Recalcati - The Egyptian Background of the Septuagint Lexical Items in Genesis, Exodus and Leviticus (Oct 2026)
Interesting, though I wonder how much real influence can be traced with certainty. Some of those lexical choices might just reflect general greek usage of the time rather than a distinctly egyptian background. It’ll be worth seeing how convincingly the book separates the two.
- September 9th, 2025, 11:56 am
- Forum: Syntax and Grammar
- Topic: Accusative Participle as Object of Preposition in Acts 27:1
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Re: Accusative Participle as Object of Preposition in Acts 27:1
You’re right to notice that. With infinitives in greek, the “subject” doesn’t go in the nominative like with normal verbs. Instead, it shows up in the accusative. So even if the article is genitive, dative, or whatever, the actor of the infinitive still goes in the accusative. That’s just how greek ...