Nominative in Appositon

Mark Wilson emory2oo2 at hotmail.com
Thu Jul 5 13:49:39 EDT 2001


Randy:

You wrote:
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>So there is just one basis for distinguishing between the two:
>whether the context demands that the second nominative express the
>clause's assertion, or that it express an appendage to the first
>nominative regarding which the clause makes some other assertion. The
>presence or absence of an explicit copula becomes irrelevant.
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Romans 1:1a

PAULOS DOULOS IHSOU CRISTOU KLHTOS APOSTOLOS...


Using your revised thinking on the Apposition/Predicate,
how would you translate this concatenate of Nominatives?
And, what would you consider to be an invalid translation?

Paul, servant of Jesus Christ, chosen, apostle...

Paul, servant of JC, [who is a] chosen apostle...

Paul, servant of JC, chosen [to be] an apostle...

etc...


Thanks,

Mark Wilson

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