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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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
Interesting, thank you.
- 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...
- 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.
- 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...