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by Sean Kasabuske
December 9th, 2019, 6:30 am
Forum: Writing Greek
Topic: John 17:5 and Existence in God's Plan
Replies: 19
Views: 17239

Re: John 17:5 and Existence in God's Plan

You're one of those folks to takes everything literally, huh? ;-) That's an odd phrase for hyperbole. If it was hyperbole, perhaps it was intended as an insult to Barry. How am I supposed to read your emotions? All I can see is what you write on the screen. Without a wink, without a laugh emoji, wi...
by Sean Kasabuske
December 8th, 2019, 7:31 pm
Forum: Writing Greek
Topic: John 17:5 and Existence in God's Plan
Replies: 19
Views: 17239

Re: John 17:5 and Existence in God's Plan

"No native English speaker you meet will speak Koiné as well as they speak English. No one you will meet will speak Koiné better than they speak their native tongue. That is not even a reasonable expectation." It was hyperbole employed for emphasis. You're one of those folks to takes every...
by Sean Kasabuske
December 8th, 2019, 4:40 pm
Forum: Writing Greek
Topic: John 17:5 and Existence in God's Plan
Replies: 19
Views: 17239

Re: John 17:5 and Existence in God's Plan

No, it's good, because it's ultimately about the Greek, and your instincts are good, because the Greek of John 17:5 in no way supports this "interpretation." How would you say it? A number of possibilities. Try καὶ νῦν δόξασόν με σύ Πάτερ τῇ δόξῃ ἥν μοι προώρισαι κατὰ τὴν γνώμην πρὸ τοῦ τ...
by Sean Kasabuske
December 8th, 2019, 1:53 pm
Forum: Writing Greek
Topic: John 17:5 and Existence in God's Plan
Replies: 19
Views: 17239

John 17:5 and Existence in God's Plan

Greetings, At John 17:5 we find these words: καὶ νῦν δόξασόν με σύ Πάτερ παρὰ σεαυτῷ τῇ δόξῃ ᾗ εἶχον πρὸ τοῦ τὸν κόσμον εἶναι παρὰ σοί It has been suggested to me that this text is not saying that the one who became Jesus literally existed in heaven in a glorious state before the world came to be, b...
by Sean Kasabuske
November 29th, 2018, 11:11 am
Forum: Beginners Forum
Topic: John 1:18 μονογενὴς
Replies: 13
Views: 13663

Re: John 1:18 μονογενὴς

If you search the B-Greek archives, you'll find that this has been discussed a number of times, such as: http://www.ibiblio.org/bgreek/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=1252&p=6141&hilit=begotten#p6141 In the meantime, the answer is "unique, one of a kind." I wonder why no translator...
by Sean Kasabuske
November 28th, 2018, 7:45 am
Forum: Beginners Forum
Topic: John 1:18 μονογενὴς
Replies: 13
Views: 13663

Re: John 1:18 μονογενὴς

If you search the B-Greek archives, you'll find that this has been discussed a number of times, such as: http://www.ibiblio.org/bgreek/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=1252&p=6141&hilit=begotten#p6141 In the meantime, the answer is "unique, one of a kind." I wonder why no translator...
by Sean Kasabuske
November 4th, 2018, 9:13 am
Forum: Grammar Questions
Topic: The Article and the Genitive Case
Replies: 2
Views: 9889

Re: The Article and the Genitive Case

Stephen Carlson wrote: November 3rd, 2018, 9:15 pm Add "Apollonius' Canon" to your search terms.
Interesting, thank you.
by Sean Kasabuske
November 3rd, 2018, 5:54 pm
Forum: Grammar Questions
Topic: The Article and the Genitive Case
Replies: 2
Views: 9889

The Article and the Genitive Case

Can anyone provide any references to grammars or articles that mention or, preferably, discuss how nouns in the genitive case are less dependent on the article to establish definiteness then nouns in the nominative case? Given what the genitive case is, I think it's easy enough to infer why this wou...
by Sean Kasabuske
October 27th, 2018, 9:35 am
Forum: Greek Language and Linguistics
Topic: Peters' Thesis: The Greek Article
Replies: 24
Views: 22144

Re: Peters' Thesis: The Greek Article

Thank you for your comments, Matthew. Peters finally responded to my email and let me know that he isn't ignoring me, but wants to provide a full replay, so I trust things will be much more clear soon.
by Sean Kasabuske
October 19th, 2018, 10:50 pm
Forum: Greek Language and Linguistics
Topic: Peters' Thesis: The Greek Article
Replies: 24
Views: 22144

Re: Peters' Thesis: The Greek Article

I read the old thread and was surprised to see that no one addressed or even posed my question about anarthrous nouns being 'abstract'. I'd really like to know how one can make sense of that notion. To follow his logic on this, you might want to start on page 265 and work through the examples caref...

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