Luke 19:11 and grammatical marking

Polycarp66 at aol.com Polycarp66 at aol.com
Thu Apr 18 17:03:34 EDT 2002


In a message dated 4/18/2002 4:11:35 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
Clwinbery at aol.com writes:

>> IEROUSALHM AUTON KAI DOKEIN AUTOUS hOTI PARAXRHMA MELLEI     >> hH 
BASILEIA TOU  QEOU ANAFAINESQAI

>>  What I'm really after is in the phrase:
>>   DIA TO EGGUS EINAI IEROUSALHM AUTON

>>  IEROUSALHM is indeclinable.  But, if you were creating a database which
>> required you to grammatically label it, with what case would you label
>>  it?

> Mike, Accordance locates IEROUSALHM in this instance as genitive. According 
 > to BAGD it is common to use EGGUS with the genitive for local functions.   
     > BAGD also gives the dative as an option when EGGUS is local.
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Logos likewise indicates that IEROUSALHM is genitive.  Since the form 
hIEROSOLUMA or IEROUSALHM is apparently not used in any case distinction, it 
is interesting that Logos/Accordance and BGAD state so confidently that it is 
genitive.  There are a number of instances listed in both the LXX and the NT 
with dat. following.  I'm wondering why the confidence that  IEROUSALHM is 
gen.   Any ideas?

gfsomsel



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