1 John 1:1-Genitive of Connection?

Steven Craig Miller scmiller at www.plantnet.com
Mon Dec 20 15:03:24 EST 1999


To: Edgar Foster,

Brown [1982] gives three grammatical interpretations (which I present below 
with slight modifications) of (PERI TOU LOGOU) THS ZWHS.

(a) It could be an appositive genitive meaning: "about the word which is life."
(b) It could be a qualifying genitive meaning: "about the life-giving word."
(c) It could be a objective genitive meaning: "concerning the word about life."

But Brown's translation merely gives: "about the word of life."

-Steven Craig Miller
Alton, Illinois (USA)
scmiller at www.plantnet.com
Disclaimer: "I'm just a simple house-husband (with no post-grad degree), 
what do I know?"




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