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- April 17th, 2022, 7:53 am
- Forum: Syntax and Grammar
- Topic: infinitive sentence
- Replies: 3
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Re: infinitive sentence
Thank you Stephen for taking the time to look at my question which was, indeed, stupid
- April 15th, 2022, 2:42 pm
- Forum: Syntax and Grammar
- Topic: infinitive sentence
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7407
question on EH
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what is the subject of the verb (pres act 3p sg) "παραδίδωσιν"? i understand as being indefinite, something like "it is revealed in his own writing ...." . However translators seem to understand that the subject of the verb is implicitly Papias.
what is the subject of the verb (pres act 3p sg) "παραδίδωσιν"? i understand as being indefinite, something like "it is revealed in his own writing ...." . However translators seem to understand that the subject of the verb is implicitly Papias.
- April 15th, 2022, 1:51 pm
- Forum: Syntax and Grammar
- Topic: infinitive sentence
- Replies: 3
- Views: 7407
infinitive sentence
Dear friends, A (probably obvious) grammatical problem. In EH; XXXIX, 14 i read καὶ ἄλλας δὲ τῇ ἰδίᾳ γραφῇ παραδίδωσιν Ἀριστίωνος τοῦ πρόσθεν δεδηλωμένου τῶν τοῦ κυρίου λόγων διηγήσεις καὶ τοῦ πρεσβυτέρου Ἰωάννου παραδόσεις· what is the subject of the verb (inf act 3p sg) "παραδίδωσιν"? i ...
- February 22nd, 2022, 11:25 am
- Forum: Syntax and Grammar
- Topic: dative of things possessed?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 16517
Re: dative of things possessed?
thank you very much to both of you
- February 21st, 2022, 1:13 pm
- Forum: Syntax and Grammar
- Topic: dative of things possessed?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 16517
dative of things possessed?
Hello, I'm scratching my head on the use of dative in the following sentence : "Μακάριος ἤμην εἰ τοιαύτην γυναῖκα εἶχον καὶ τῷ κάλλει καὶ τῷ τρόπῳ " Wallace's grammar "beyond the basics" has a category of dative called "dative of things possessed". Is it the one we are ...
- February 18th, 2022, 6:54 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: intro
- Replies: 2
- Views: 10026
intro
Hello,
Dave here. I'm a student at the university of Strasbourg, France.
I'm studying koine / patristic greek and hebrew.
I'm looking forward to being part of the B-greek family !
Dave here. I'm a student at the university of Strasbourg, France.
I'm studying koine / patristic greek and hebrew.
I'm looking forward to being part of the B-greek family !
- February 18th, 2022, 11:08 am
- Forum: Syntax and Grammar
- Topic: a question on subjunctive
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7159
Re: a question on subjunctive
Thank you very much John. Very appreciated
- February 18th, 2022, 5:03 am
- Forum: Syntax and Grammar
- Topic: a question on subjunctive
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7159
a question on subjunctive
Hello, In Hermas Sheperd (Vision I), we find the following verse "διαβὰς οὖν τὸν ποταμὸν ἐκεῖνον ἦλθον εἰς τὰ ὁμαλά, καὶ τιθῶ τὰ γόνατα καὶ ἠρξάμην προσεύχεσθαι τῷ κυρίῳ καὶ ἐξομολογεῖσθαί μου τὰς ἁμαρτίας". Could you please explain to me the meaning of the subjunctive for "τιθῶ τὰ γό...