adverbial use of prepositional phrase in Luke 23:43?

Steven Lo Vullo slovullo at mac.com
Thu Sep 19 17:50:04 EDT 2002



On Thursday, September 19, 2002, at 06:39 AM, Kevin Buchs wrote:

> Is it possible to understand the phrase  MET EMOU in Luke 23:43 as
> modifying the verb ESH ?   It seems the common understanding is to
> take it as a parallel direct object along with EN TW PARADEISW .

Kevin:

ESHi is a future form of EIMI, a verb of being. Such verbs do not take 
an object, but a predicate nominative, as well as other kinds of 
complements such as prepositional phrases. So, both MET' EMOU and EN 
TWi PARADEISWi are adverbial complements with ESHi. Most purists would 
balk at speaking of an adverbial "modfier" for EIMI, and would prefer 
the term "complement."
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Steven R. Lo Vullo
Madison, WI




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