Participle in Matt 17:25

Hultberg, Alan alan_hultberg at peter.biola.edu
Thu Jul 22 16:38:14 EDT 1999


Jean-Francois,

Are you asking about the parsing of ELQONTA?

ELQONTA is an aorist active participle masculine accusative singular.  It
modifies AUTON (= Peter).  So...

When Peter came into the house (where Jesus was), Jesus preceded him (Peter)
(in speaking about the didrachma tax), asking, etc.
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From: Jean-Francois Racine on Thu, Jul 22, 1999 1:26 PM
Subject: Participle in Matt 17:25
To: Biblical Greek

B-greekers,

Matt 17:25: LEGEI, NAI. KAI ELQONTA EIS THN OIKIAN PROEFTASEN AUTON O
IHSOUS LEGWN...

As I parsed ELQONTA
Jean-Francois Racine




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