[B-Greek] John 15:9 - Use of Dative
Barbara D. Colt
babc2 at comcast.net
Thu Jun 9 11:41:59 EDT 2005
On 9 Jun 2005 at 11:10, George F Somsel wrote:
> On Thu, 9 Jun 2005 08:42:48 -0500 "Jason Lewis" <jason at marymag.com>
> writes:
> > In John 15:9 there is a use of the dative where it seems a genitive
> > would seem more suitable. (snip)
>
> TEXT
>
> KAQOWS HGAPHSEN ME hO PATHR, KAGW hUMAS HGAPHSA; MEINATE EN
> THi AGAPHi THi EMHi
>
> The adj. agrees with the noun which it modifies. (snip)
>
I had the opposite problem when I was first studying Greek. They never did
agree when I expected them to, till I finally figured out that I was
looking at a possessive pronoun and not an adjective.
And by the way, are there any rules concerning when the adjectives will be
used and when the pronouns? Or is it a matter of the speaker's whim?
Barbara D. Colt, mailto:babc2 at comcast.net
St John the Evangelist, San Francisco
>From envy, hatred, and malice and all uncharitableness
Good Lord, deliver us.
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