[B-Greek] PWS ECOUSIN ACTS 15:36

Elizabeth Kline kline_dekooning at earthlink.net
Fri Aug 18 12:41:42 EDT 2006


PWS ECOUSIN in Acts 15:36 is a nice example of abbreviated syntax.  
That which can be inferred from the context is left out. The textual  
cohesion is enhanced by requiring the reader to supply the "missing"  
semantic elements.


ACTS 15:36 META DE TINAS hHMERAS EIPEN PROS BARNABAN PAULOS:  
EPISTREYANTES DH EPISKEYWMEQA TOUS ADELFOUS KATA POLIN PASAN EN hAIS  
KATHGGEILAMEN TON LOGON TOU KURIOU PWS ECOUSIN.


Elizabeth Kline







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