hA - Revelation 1:1

Bradley and Jerri Ellison ellisonb at zianet.com
Sat May 26 22:12:33 EDT 2001


B-Greek Fellows:

This is my first post to the mailing list, so please forgive any lapses in netiquette on my part.

My questions concern a relative pronoun (hA) that appears in the first part of Revelation 1:1.

APOKALUYIS IHSOU CRISTOU hHN EDWKEN AUTWi hO QEOS DEIXAI TOIS DOULOIS AUTOU hA DEI GENESQAI EN TACEI...

Question 1: I understand that a relative pronoun generally agrees with its antecedent with respect to gender and number.  Thus hA, being neuter plural, would therefore have a neuter plural antecedent.  However, there is no neuter plural antecedent here to which hA can relate.  What is the antecedent, and why?

Question 2: According to the paradigm of the relative pronoun (lexical form hOS) the case of hA can be nominative or accusative.  What is the case of hA in this instance, and why?

I have enjoyed reading the B-Greek digest.

Regards,

Bradley Wayne Ellison
Holloman AFB, New Mexico
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