[B-Greek] Predicate as topic, word order Jc 5:17
R Yochanan Bitan Buth
ybitan at mscc.huji.ac.il
Tue Jun 28 18:49:13 EDT 2005
Iver egrapsen
>My point is that "upon the land/earth" is a natural part of the
expression, and that is why it immediately follows the verb BRECW in
order to complete the thought. >
But "completing a thought" can appear in almost any order in Greek. "A
natural part of an expression" sounds tautological. As though it
occurred there because that was a good order for rain and land. It
sounds like it was so natural as to have been almost unnecessary, as
the previous clause in James 5:17. Which was my starting point, that
'on the land' was highly assumed information and treated accordingly.
ERRWSO
Randall
Randall Buth, PhD
Director, Biblical Language Center
www.biblicalulpan.org
and Director, Biblical Studies in Israel
Hebrew University, Rothberg International School
ybitan at mscc.huji.ac.il
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