[B-Greek] Gen 4:5 ELUPHSE TON KAIN LIAN

Albert Pietersma albert.pietersma at sympatico.ca
Tue Sep 20 01:08:15 EDT 2005


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>> ...KAI ELUPHSE TON KAIN LIAN (...and Cain fretted
>> exceedingly)
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>> Any reason for the accusative TON?
In fact two reasons might be cited: (1) without it, KAIN would be read 
as the subject of ELUPHSEN, and (2) the Hebrew has the preposition L, 
hence a discrete morpheme.  Such items (including the so-called nota 
accusativi) are often represented by the Greek article.
Al
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