John 1:48

LangC LangC at xenos.org
Wed Oct 30 12:01:18 EST 2002


Thank you, Steve. I did not see the articular infinitive. I could not get my
mind past the impossibility of an substantive participle here. 

Thanks,

Chris Lang
Xenos Christian Fellowship

		-----Original Message-----
		From:	Steve Lovullo [mailto:SLovullo at etcconnect.com]
		Sent:	October 30, 2002 11:59 AM
		To:	LangC; Biblical Greek
		Subject:	RE: [b-greek] John 1:48

		-----Original Message-----
		From: LangC [mailto:LangC at xenos.org]
		Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 10:38 AM
		To: Biblical Greek
		Subject: [b-greek] John 1:48


		Could anyone help me understand the syntax behind this
passage:

		PRO TOU SE FILIPPON FWNHSAI ONTA UPO THN SUKHN EIDON SE.

		What is the TOU doing there? It seems incredible that it
would agree with
		ONTA which appears to be part of the next clause. Can anyone
help me on
		this? What am I missing?

		Hi Chris:

		The main verb is EIDON. The preposition PRO introduces the
articular
		infinitive TOU ... FWNHSAI. TOU is in the genitive case
because governed by
		PRO. SE is the direct object of the infinitive, and FILIPPON
is the
		"subject." ONTA is a circumstantial participle modifying
EIDON. So
		(roughly), "Before Philip called you, while you were under
the fig tree, I
		saw you."

		Steve Lo Vullo 



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