dative "direct object"

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Sat Oct 19 07:07:06 EDT 2002


I posted this information a while back on Greektheology. But I have somewhat edited it since then.

David A. Black discusses the dative of direct object on page 53 of his It's Still Greek to Me. Two examples that he cites are Mk 1:27 and Rom 7:25 (DOULEUW NOMWi QEOU).

Wallace has a section on the dative of direct object in GGBB, pp. 171-
173. Cf Heb 1:6: PROSKUNHSATWSAN AUTWi PANTES AGGELOI QEOU.

Richard Young shows which verbs take the dative case, though Wallace suggests that we consult BAGD (now BDAG), a "good concordance" and BDF for a more adequate treatment of this subject. At any rate, verbs that take dative direct objects are as follows, according to Young:

Verbs of worship
Verbs of service
Verbs of thanksgiving
Verbs of obedience and disobedience
Verbs of belief and unbelief
Verbs of rebuking
Verbs of helping
Verbs of pleasing
Verbs of following or meeting.

Regards,
Edgar Foster




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