[B-Greek] More Basil questions

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Mon Jun 7 08:52:35 EDT 2004


Hi again. I have some more questions on Basil. Here is a couple of
sentences, questions follow.

MH QAUMAZETE DE EI KAQ hEKASTHN hHMERAN EIS DIDASKALOU FOITWSI, KAI TOIS
ELLOGIMOIS TWN PALAIWN ANDRWN DI hWN KATALELOIPASI LOGWN SUGGINOMENOIS
hUMIN, AUTOS TI PAR EMAUTOU LUSITELESTERON EXEURHKENAI FHMI. TOUTO MEN OUN
AUTO KAI XUMBOULEUSWN hHKW, TO MH DEIN EIS hAPAX TOIS ANDRASI TOUTOIS,
hWSPER PLOIOU TA PHDALIA THS DIANOIAS hUMWN PARADONTAS, hHiPER AN AGWSI,
TAUTH XUNEPESQAI, ALL hOSON ESTI CRHSIMON AUTWN DECOMENOUS, EIDENAI TI CRH
KAI PARIDEIN.

Maybe I've been staring at it too long, but I can't figure these out:

1. EIS in both sentences does not seem to have an accusative, being with
genitive or dative. Is this not the preposition EIS? (Maybe some form of
EIMI?)

2. In the second sentence, how should I translate hHiPER AN AGWSI? Is hHiPER
dative feminine form of hOSPER? Also, how to parse AGWSI (is it from AGAW)? 

Thanks!

Craig Johnson
Brisbane, Australia




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