Jn.7:38 ποταμοὶ ... ῥεύσουσιν ὕδατος ζῶντος

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Stephen Hughes
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Jn.7:38 ποταμοὶ ... ῥεύσουσιν ὕδατος ζῶντος

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John 7:38 wrote:ποταμοὶ ἐκ τῆς κοιλίας αὐτοῦ ῥεύσουσιν ὕδατος ζῶντος.
Here is a syntactic parallel for an adverbial genitive with ῥέω.
Proverbs 3:20 wrote:νέφη δὲ ἐρρύησαν δρόσους
Νέφος is a form of liquid. It seems like flowing on a solis is in the accusative. There is also a use with the genitive.

Is there a good example with a genitive so far separated from the word it governs? ποταμοὶ ... ὕδατος ζῶντος seem too far apart.
Γελᾷ δ' ὁ μωρός, κἄν τι μὴ γέλοιον ᾖ
(Menander, Γνῶμαι μονόστιχοι 108)
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