[B-Greek] Hello

Harold R. Holmyard III hholmyard at ont.com
Mon Feb 27 06:23:46 EST 2006


Dear Randy,

>My name is Randy. I hold an B.A. and M.Div., and have decided to 
>take my Greek books off the shelves.
>
>What I am reviewing right now is EN + Dative. When one is making a 
>decision between interpreting EN as a Locative Dative or an 
>Instrumental Dative, what should be my primary considerations. It 
>seems to me that the surrounding textual context would help me to 
>determine this the best, but I would like to get some solid advice 
>concerning this matter. Furthermore, if you could point me to some 
>reference material that I could read, it would be a great blessings.


Yes, context is determinative. Understanding of the locative and 
instrumental uses of the dative with EN give you an awareness of how 
the word can be used. It is the context that shows how the word 
actually is employed in a particular case.

Yours,
Harold Holmyard

>
>Thanks.
>
>Randy
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