[B-Greek] tou in Luke 22:31

Jeffrey B. Gibson jgibson000 at attbi.com
Mon Apr 14 12:05:24 EDT 2003



"B. D. Colt" wrote:

> On 13 Apr 2003 at 23:10, Mike Dewus wrote:
>
> > Luke 22:31 SIMWN SIMWN, IDOU hO SATANOS EXHTHSATO UMAS >>TOU<<
> > SINIASAI WS TON SITON.
> >
> > My rather literal take on it: Simon Simon, behold satan desired ye
> > >>of the<< to separate/sieve as/like wheat.
> >
> > My conversational take on it: Simon Simon, behold satan desired to
> > separate/sieve you as/like wheat.
> >
> You are aware, are you not, that 'ye' is the subjective case, 'you'
> the objective?  Both are plural.

Isn't "nominative" and "accusative" better terms for what you are
asserting?

Jeffrey Gibson
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