[B-Greek] -IKOS v. -INOS adjectives
Carl W. Conrad
cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Thu Oct 28 10:50:14 EDT 2004
At 9:48 AM -0500 10/28/04, Jeffrey B. Gibson wrote:
>Besides Moulton (Grammar, 2. 35), where can I find discussions of the
>differences in meaning between -IKOS and -INOS ending adjectives.
>
>The context of my question has to do with determining what Paul is
>saying when he uses PNEUMATIKOS with SWMA in 1 Cor 15:44 -- which I
>take, given what Mouton and Tom Wright say on the matter at hand, to
>mean a SWMA **animated** by PNEUMA, rather than, as almost all
>translations with the exception of the Jerusalem Bible convey, a SWMA
>**consisting** of PNEUMA.
Try Smyth §§857-858, esp. §858.6 (IKOS) and §858.11 (INOS); my own sense is
that -INOS frequently indicates material, while -IKOS is pretty broadly
adjectival in the sense "relating to, pertaining to, associated with".
--
Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Emeritus)
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