Syntax Mark 8:4

George Blaisdell maqhth at hotmail.com
Mon May 3 15:01:55 EDT 1999




>From: "Jay Adkins"

>Please help this little Greek understand the syntax of Mark 8:4,
>particularly the terms hOTI, TOUTOUS, & ARTWN.

>It reads,

KAI APEKRIQHSAN AUTW hOI MAQHTAI AUTOU
hOTI POQEN TOUTOUS DUNHSETAI
TIS
WDE CORTASAI APTWN EP'ERHMIAS;

Jay ~

I construe hOTI with APEKRIQHSAN ~ [they] replied that...

TOUTOUS as the object of CORTASAI ~ To satisfy these...

ARTWN modifying CORTASAI ~ To satisfy breadwise... [of breads]

And ultra-literally it might read:

"And replied to Him the disciples of Him that 'Whence these will be able any 
here to satisfy breadwise upon a desert?'"

It can be cleaned up in English, of course:

"And His disciples replied to Him: Who will be able, here upon a desert, to 
satisfy these with bread?"

Who indeed?


George Blaisdell
Roslyn, WA


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