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by Barry Hofstetter
August 16th, 2014, 6:48 am
Forum: New Testament
Topic: ... what any fifth-form boy forgets at his peril
Replies: 10
Views: 2310

Re: ... what any fifth-form boy forgets at his peril

The subject of the infinitive is not expressed but its agent is the subject of ὀφείλει.There is no need to express a subject of an infinitive with ὀφείλει when they are coreferential. IIRC, Moulton's rule has to do with the case of predicate nominals of infinitives without an express subject. The r...
by Barry Hofstetter
August 14th, 2014, 7:36 am
Forum: Beginners Forum
Topic: Matthew 6.8 "before you ask him"
Replies: 14
Views: 3869

Re: Matthew 6.8 "before you ask him"

I also would not go quite so far as Jonathan's humorous suggestion. Sometimes a commentary may have an egregious mistake or two, but still have lots of other helpful information. As with everything, we read with discernment. Your instinct to ask about it is a good sign that you are learning some Gre...
by Barry Hofstetter
August 6th, 2014, 9:49 am
Forum: Beginners Forum
Topic: Romans 2:14 'by nature'
Replies: 6
Views: 1966

Re: Romans 2:14 'by nature'

Ha! I call your Abbott-Smith and raise you one BDAG: φύσις, εως, ἡ (φύω; Hom.+) ① condition or circumstance as determined by birth, natural endowment/condition, nature, esp. as inherited fr. one’s ancestors, in contrast to status or characteristics that are acquired after birth (Isocr. 4, 105 φύσει ...
by Barry Hofstetter
August 4th, 2014, 2:00 am
Forum: Pragmatics and Discourse
Topic: Topic - Focus John 2:4b Jesus' reply
Replies: 6
Views: 2398

Re: Topic - Focus John 2:4b Jesus' reply

I'm wondering how I got along all these years without all this stuff. However, for the line from Sophocles, I don't think it's correct to say that there is no main verb. What is understood of course is ἐστί...
by Barry Hofstetter
July 31st, 2014, 7:14 am
Forum: New Testament
Topic: Romans 6:1 - Subjunctive ἐπιμένωμεν
Replies: 2
Views: 1365

Re: Romans 6:1 - Subjunctive ἐπιμένωμεν

From a text critical point of view, I think the subjunctive would be considered the more difficult reading. I have always taken this as a deliberative subjunctive and a rhetorical question, but I think seeing it as a hortatory subjunctive and a rhetorical statement would have the same effect.
by Barry Hofstetter
July 31st, 2014, 6:55 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Hello from Jeremiah Detwiler
Replies: 1
Views: 837

Re: Hello from Jeremiah Detwiler

Welcome, Jeremiah. The beginner's subforum will have a lot of material helpful to you, and is where you should be asking questions. But you are certainly not restricted to there...
by Barry Hofstetter
July 29th, 2014, 10:27 am
Forum: Syntax and Grammar
Topic: ἄν + aorist indicative - apodosis or general past modality?
Replies: 7
Views: 2896

Re: ἄν + aorist indicative - apodosis or general past modali

ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῇ Εἰ ᾔδεις τὴν δωρεὰν τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ τίς ἐστιν ὁ λέγων σοι, Δός μοι πιεῖν, σὺ ἂν ᾔτησας αὐτὸν καὶ ἔδωκεν ἄν σοι ὕδωρ ζῶν Transferring this structure to English directly we get, "If you had know ..., you would have ...". I think the most common (the "normal&...
by Barry Hofstetter
July 29th, 2014, 6:38 am
Forum: Syntax and Grammar
Topic: Future in the past (II) ἤθελεν παρελθεῖν Mark 6:48
Replies: 2
Views: 1065

Re: Future in the past (II) ἤθελεν παρελθεῖν Mark 6:48

Even while we are considering that μελλειν (+ present infinitive) construction in the narrative past , perhaps I could bring this up too, καὶ εἶδεν αὐτοὺς βασανιζομένους ἐν τῷ ἐλαύνειν ἦν γὰρ ὁ ἄνεμος ἐναντίος αὐτοῖς καὶ περὶ τετάρτην φυλακὴν τῆς νυκτὸς ἔρχεται πρὸς αὐτοὺς περιπατῶν ἐπὶ τῆς θαλάσση...
by Barry Hofstetter
July 28th, 2014, 9:27 am
Forum: Other
Topic: Quoting bible verse in biblical greek
Replies: 49
Views: 34475

Re: Quoting bible verse in biblical greek

Thank you for your answer. One thing thing I'll point out is that in ancient times, there was no convention for citing biblical books. They might say something like εν περιοχη του ευαγγελιου κατα Μαρκον, "in a passage of the gospel according to Mark" or ως Παυλος εγραψεν "As Paul wro...
by Barry Hofstetter
July 28th, 2014, 8:54 am
Forum: Other
Topic: Quoting bible verse in biblical greek
Replies: 49
Views: 34475

Re: Quoting bible verse in biblical greek

One thing thing I'll point out is that in ancient times, there was no convention for citing biblical books. They might say something like εν περιοχη του ευαγγελιου κατα Μαρκον, "in a passage of the gospel according to Mark" or ως Παυλος εγραψεν "As Paul wrote..." and of course, n...

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