Re: Relative or dependent clause?
Posted: December 15th, 2018, 6:54 pm
Maybe. In my experience, the touchstone, at least among modern commentators, is whether it affects translation. Hort's a well-respected exegete. He's not always right (even Homer nodded) but if he's having difficulty, it's worth paying attention even if modern commentaries don't seem to have problem.Stirling Bartholomew wrote: ↑December 15th, 2018, 3:27 pm As a general rule, what isn't discussed in the reference grammars or technical commentaries is probably not perceived as difficult.
This raises the possibility of some kind of anacoluthon.Stirling Bartholomew wrote: ↑December 15th, 2018, 3:27 pm for example, H. Alford on 1Peter 2:4
To whom (i. e. τὸν κύριον) approaching (pres., representing the daily habit of the Christian life, not something to be done once for all. προσέρχεσθαι is elsewhere in the N. T. always with a dat. I