[B-Greek] Lexicography - Acts 2.13
Doug &Val McEachern
applejuice at ozemail.com.au
Tue May 18 05:35:15 EDT 2004
Thanks for the reply.
Well if I answered my own question, at least it is encouraging to know
'I got it right' for once.
Ok seriously I did not realise that it could or would be an editorial on top
of hOTI. Live and learn!
Again thanks for the reply.
Doug McEachern
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl W. Conrad" <cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu>
To: "Doug &Val McEachern" <applejuice at ozemail.com.au>
Cc: "B_GREEK" <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 7:19 PM
Subject: Re: [B-Greek] Lexicography - Acts 2.13
> Actually I think you've answered your own question: the hOTI is an
> indicator of direct speech (as is also clear from the content): the word
> GLEUDOUS begins the direct words cited, and I guess your editor puts the
> Gamma in upper case for that reason; it's an editorial decision; it does
> NOT mean that this is a proper noun.
>
> At 6:53 PM +1000 5/18/04, Doug &Val McEachern wrote:
> >I should have added that since the text has hOTI, I thought that was the
> >indicator that what follows is direct speech, and so GLEUKOS would drop
back
> >to lower case Gamma.
> >
> >hOTI GLEUKOS....
> >thanks for help.
> >Doug McEachern
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Doug &Val McEachern" <applejuice at ozemail.com.au>
> >To: "B_GREEK" <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
> >Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 6:19 PM
> >Subject: Re: [B-Greek] Lexicography - Acts 2.13
> >
> >
> >> Greetings all,
> >> I have question, again no doubt of a very basic nature.
> >> In following this discussion I notice that GLEUKOS begins with an upper
> >case
> >> Gamma, in my copy of the GNT.
> >> In trying to wade through elementary Greek grammar I have read that
words
> >> are only capitalised if proper nouns, beginning a new paragraph or
> >beginning
> >> direct speech.
> >> Since the only condition applicable would seem to that of a proper
noun,
> >can
> >> that GLEUKOS being referred to here be understood to be some sort of
brand
> >> name drink, which happens to have a reasonably high alcohol content
(sort
> >of
> >> the Jack Daniels of Jerusalem)?
> >> Or, what other conditions allow for capitalisation?
> >>
> >>
> >> Doug McEachern
> >>
> >>
> >>
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