[B-Greek] Accusative in John 2:11
Alexander Hopkins
alexali at surf.net.au
Thu Aug 7 08:17:33 EDT 2003
Rob Matlack raised the accusative in John 2:11, and cited the NET Bible
note, "Jesus did this as the first of his miraculous signs. The sentence
in Greek involves an object-complement construction. The force can be
either 'Jesus did this as,' or possibly 'Jesus made this to be,' The
latter translation accents not only Jesus' power but his sovereignty
too. Cf. also 4:54."
I do not have the time to contribute to this thread anything but that
the NET note is, I assume, taken from Wallace's GGBB, see the footnote
on page 242 where he writes, "... The demonstrative is the object of an
object-complement construction, with the trailing noun functioning as
the complement. The idea is, in 2:11, 'Jesus made this [to be] the
beginning of his sings' and 4:54, 'Jesus again made this [to be] the
second of his signs.' The evangelist is not simply emphasizing Jesus'
power, but his sovereignty as well."
I am sorry to be unconvinced but unable due to time constraints to
engage further in the discussion.
Alex Hopkins
Melbourne, Australia
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