[B-Greek] Obj. Genitive in Matt 5.13 & 14
A. Dirkzwager
dirkzwager at pandora.be
Thu Mar 3 11:32:04 EST 2005
John,
An objective genitive follows a word that expresses the action of a verb.
What we find in the genitive can be seen as the object of that action.
You can of course see in ALAS and FWS actions of verbs: to salt and to give
light. But "the salt of the bread" must be seen as the salt that was added
to the bread during the preparation. And "the light of the house" is the
light that is shining in the house. No one would see an objective genitive
in these examples.
So I conclude that you can call a genitive an objective genitive only
*after* the exegesis. I would start with the question, if Jesus could have
meant to imply something. If that would be that TO ALAS and TO FWS are
clearly describing the action of a verb ("you have to salt the earth" and
"you have to give light in the kosmos"), you could call the genitives
objective. But I wonder if that name would be useful after you have given
your exegesis. What's then in a name?
Arie
Dr. A. Dirkzwager
Hoeselt, Belgium
e-mail dirkzwager at pandora.be
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Van: "John Bayon" <jbayonjr at sbcglobal.net>
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Verzonden: donderdag 3 maart 2005 16:48
Onderwerp: [B-Greek] Obj. Genitive in Matt 5.13 & 14
I wondered if you interpreted TO ALAS TNS GNS and TO PHOS TOU KOSMOU in
Matthew 5:13 & 14 as objective genitives...and if so, what might that imply
about Jesus' statements regarding his disciples?
John Bayon
Michigan Theological Seminary &
InterVarsity Christian Fellowship
616 W. Hancock
Detroit, MI 48201
office-313-832-0270
cell-313-303-2713
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