[B-Greek] Definition of an anarthrous noun.
Barry Hofstetter
nebarry at verizon.net
Mon Jun 14 10:53:19 EDT 2004
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From: "Hal Goodnight" <jwdefender17 at yahoo.com>
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Subject: [B-Greek] Definition of an anarthrous noun.
> Hello, list members. I was curious if the
> knowledgeable members of this list could clear up a
> matter for me. I have an aquaintence who claims to
> know a great deal of Greek, whereas I am an amateur.
> When he asked me what an anarthrous noun was, I told
> him it was a noun that lacked the definite article. (A
> articular, or arthrous, noun would thus be a noun that
> has the definite article.) He said this was wrong, and
> later suggested that my definition was the "simple"
> definition and there was a more complicated definition
> (somewhere), but he's never told me what the real
> definition was.
>
> If anyone could clear up this matter for me, I'd
> appreciate it.
Well, I'm not the brightest star in the Greek universe, but this is precisely
how I would define the term anarthrous. Perhaps he is talking about the
translation of either the articular or the anarthrous noun, which does not
always correspond to a the English usage?
N.E. Barry Hofstetter
B.A., Ancient Studies, Univ. of Maryland
M.A. Classics, Ohio State Univ.
M.Div., Pastoral Emphasis, Westminster Theo. Sem.
Th.M., NT Studies, WTS
Ph.D. F.E.
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