Reading this phrase leaves me wondering whether this is a similar or different phenomenon?Luke 1:65 wrote:Καὶ ἐγένετο ἐπὶ πάντας φόβος τοὺς περιοικοῦντας αὐτούς·
This seems to be the more "normal" order for introducing thingsLuke 4:36 wrote:Καὶ ἐγένετο θάμβος ἐπὶ πάντας,
Luke 23:44 wrote:καὶ σκότος ἐγένετο ἐφ’ ὅλην τὴν γῆν...
Acts 5:5 wrote:καὶ ἐγένετο φόβος μέγας ἐπὶ πάντας τοὺς ἀκούοντας ταῦτα.
These are very similar to Luke 1:65, but here neither the σκότος has not been put between the ἐφ’ ὅλην and the τὴν γῆν, nor the φόβος μέγας between the ἐπὶ πάντας and the τοὺς ἀκούοντας ταῦτα.Acts 5:11 wrote:Καὶ ἐγένετο φόβος μέγας ἐφ’ ὅλην τὴν ἐκκλησίαν, καὶ ἐπὶ πάντας τοὺς ἀκούοντας ταῦτα.
Here the φωνὴ is separated from the λέγουσα by a prepositional phrase, but it is not breaking the prepositional phrase.Luke 9:35 wrote:Καὶ φωνὴ ἐγένετο ἐκ τῆς νεφέλης, λέγουσα,
What is actually happening in Luke 1:65?
Is the φόβος being placed between the ἐπὶ πάντας and τοὺς περιοικοῦντας αὐτούς in a balance sentence (before and after being equal, but it's verb is required to be at the front, i.e. with another verb it would be like could perhaps happen with φόβος ἐπέπεσεν (cf. Luke & Acts 19:17) to give ἐπὶ πάντας φόβος ἐπέπεσεν τοὺς περιοικοῦντας αὐτούς*, but that seems strange in that it breaks a prepositional phrase! OR is the ἐπὶ πάντας being placed forward in the order for some purpose?