Periphrastic Question

Rob Matlack rmatlack at juno.com
Wed Sep 20 11:50:24 EDT 2000


Could someone remind me or explain to me the periphrastic construction in
John 3.21:
... hINA FANERWQHi AUTOU TA ERGA hOTI EN QEWi ESTIN EIPGASMENA

I understand why ESTIN is singular (neuter plural subjects take a
singular verb), but why is the participle, EIPGASMENA, not singular also?
Obviously it is controlled by the noun, but why?

Rob Matlack
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"...that we may present every man mature in Christ Jesus."

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