The Right Preposition

Richard Ghilardi qodeshlayhvh at juno.com
Mon Mar 25 15:52:25 EST 2002


Dear B-greekers,

I am attempting to memorize Romans 8 from my GNT. So far I've got the
first 8 vss down pretty solidly. But I've bumped up against a practical
problem. I cite the reference as well as the vss in Greek but I'm not
sure what preposition to use when citing a range of vss. For example in
English we say:

"Romans eight one through (to) four"

In Greek I would say:

"PROS hRWMAIOUS OKTW hEIS (EIS, DIA, PROS, EPI, PARA, hEWS) (TESSARAS,
TESSARWN)"

Which prep. should I use? (Perhaps one I have not listed)

Which prep. did the ancient writers use when citing a range of numerals?

Yours in His grace,

Richard Ghilardi -- qodeshlayhvh at juno.com
New Haven, CT USA
Nibai kaurno hwaiteis gadriusando in airtha gaswiltith,
silbo ainata aflifnith: ith jabai gaswiltith, manag akran bairith.




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