[B-Greek] Mt. 3:7 POLLOUS

gfsomsel at juno.com gfsomsel at juno.com
Sat Nov 27 02:49:21 EST 2004


On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 02:11:57 -0500 gfsomsel at juno.com writes:
> On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 20:53:35 -0800 (PST) Mitch Larramore
> <mitchlarramore at yahoo.com> writes:
> > Eddie:
> > 
> > I think this is where I was headed. At least it makes
> > it more of a Greek question than my original attempt.
> > 
> > Is TWN FARISAIWN KAI SADDOUKAIWN a Partitive Genitive
> > (also known as a Wholative Genitive)?
> > 
> > If so, then you have a large group, and out of this
> > group POLLOUS respond to John's message. But you still
> > have the rest of the group, right? (Where are the
> > others?) Or is Dr. Conrad supposing that PANTAS of the
> > group are getting baptized? Seems to me there is more
> > here to discuss than to dismiss my question without
> > first seeking to understand it. 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > =====
> > Mitch Larramore
> > Spring Branch, Texas
> > Student/Memorial High School              
> > __________________________________ 
> 
> Unless I greatly misunderstand Carl (which I doubt) neither he, nor 
> I,
> nor anyone I can think of would care to suggest that "all" were 
> being
> baptised -- unless this is to be conceived in the sense of the 
> teenager
> who says "But, Dad / Mom everybody's doing it!" to which my mother
> replied "Not everyone is doing it because you aren't."   Rather 
> POLLUS
> (many) were coming and John wasn't particularly sympathetic with 
> them.
> You might conceive of his saying "What do you think you're doing 
> coming
> here for baptism?  Show some true repentance!" 
> 
> george
> gfsomsel
> ---

I neglected to state explicitly (though I implied as much), being
absorbed in my brilliant [ahem!] story-telling that I would say "Yes,
this is a partitive genitive."

george
gfsomsel



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