[B-Greek] Heb 7,24

Maurice A. O'Sullivan mauros at iol.ie
Wed May 5 13:38:18 EDT 2004


At 18:19 05/05/2004, Eddie Mishoe wrote:

>I take it that someone here understands an attributive
>meaning to violate Greek grammar. How so?

 From Daniel B. Wallace. (1999; 2002). Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics

 >>>>>The adjective may be either attributive or predicate in relation to 
the noun. That is, it may either modify the noun or assert something about 
it. Except for the use of pronominal adjectives with nouns , when the 
article is present, it is usually easy to discern the relationship.


 >> The first attributive position is article-adjective-noun . In this 
construction the adjective receives greater emphasis than the substantive. 
This usage is quite common.

 >>The second attributive position is article-noun-article-adjective . This 
difference in the placement of the adjective is not one of relation, but of 
position and emphasis. In the second attributive position "both substantive 
and adjective receive emphasis and the adjective is added as a sort of 
climax in apposition with a separate article.

 >> The third attributive position is noun-article-adjective Here the 
substantive is [often] indefinite and general, while the attribute 
[adjective] makes a particular application.



Maurice A. O'Sullivan
[Bray, Ireland]

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