[B-Greek] Rev 19.11, syntax
Carl W. Conrad
cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Tue Sep 30 16:09:51 EDT 2003
At 3:34 PM -0400 9/30/03, bgreek at ntresources.com wrote:
>Any recommendations as to the best way to describe the syntax of Rev 19.11c?
>
>I'm thinking of the adjectival substantival participle, followed by a pres.
>pass. ptcp. of KALEW (adjectival? adverbial?), and *two nominatives.*
>
>hO KAQHMENOS EP' AUTON KALOUMENOS PISTOS KAI ALHQINOS
>
>KALEW is one of few verbs (other than EIMI, GINOMAI) that can take a
>predicate nominative, but only in passive (e.g., Jas 2:23). But I'm not
>accustomed to thinking of a ptcp. taking a predicate nom. (or is my brain
>just full of cobwebs again?).
>
>The *function* here is clear: the one sitting on the horse is described as
>faithful and true. (KALOUMENOS could almost be translated with an "is.")
>But how is this best described in syntactical terms for, say, a 2d year
>student? (BDAG has a note the describes the function, but gives no
>terminology to describe it: s.v. KALEW, 1.c, p. 503, top of col. 1.)
Rod,I would understand PISTOS KAI ALHQINOS as equivalent to a proper name,
"Faithful and True."--"and riding it was one called "Faithful and True." It
looks to me very much like a common Lucan usage in, e.g.,
Lk 7:11 EPOREUQH EIS POLIN KALOUMENHN NAIN
Lk 9:10 hUECWRHSEN KAT' IDIAN EIS POLIN KALOUMENHN BHQSAID
Lk 10:39 KAI THiDE HN ADELFH KALOUMENH MARIAM
Lk 19:2 KAI IDOU ANHR ONOMATI KALOUMENOS ZAKCAIOS.
The last example I've cited is rather strangely "double-determined" with
both ONOMATI and KALOUMENOS, but I suppose we could English it as "And
look, a man called by name Zacchaeus!"
But in my opinion PISTOS KAI ALHQINOS in Rev 19:11c are to be understood as
proper name-parts, not as descriptive adjectives.
--
Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Emeritus)
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