[B-Greek] Re: anarthrous
Barry Hofstetter
nebarry at verizon.net
Wed Jun 16 13:48:55 EDT 2004
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From: "anna anna" <teman13500 at yahoo.co.uk>
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Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 7:10 AM
Subject: [B-Greek] Re: anarthrous
>
> Hello,
> regarding the meaning of the word anarthrous, first of all I wish to make the
following comment: we cannot say an "anarthrous noun" since the adjective
"anarthrous" is plural accusative and the noun "noun" is singular nominative. So
the correct adjective form would be " anarthron noun or ousiastikon in greek".
The meaning of the adjective is what the rest suggested , i.e. a noun without an
article and the term would be used in greek syntax to define the word in a
sentence. I am absolutely certain of the explaination I give since I am Greek!
> Hope it helps,
> Best regards,
> Anna Soumeka
> Athens
Then perhaps, Anna, you should restrict your comments to Greek, not English,
since the word "anarthrous" is used as an English word here.
However, since we have a modern Ellenike on the list: in modern Greek, how
would go about emphasizing the *indefinite nature* of any noun? If for example,
I wanted to say "The animal was a horse..."
:)
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
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