[B-Greek] Hello

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Mon Feb 27 07:17:12 EST 2006


Wallace in GGBB has a discussion of non-locative usages of EN, pp.  
372-375. I think that an instrumental usage is genuine (even  
occasionally found in older Attic Greek), but that there's some  
speculation at work in some of his categories. There's a pretty good  
discussion of Instrumental EN in BDF §219 which seems to me somewhat  
more restrained than Wallace's account.


On Feb 27, 2006, at 6:23 AM, Harold R. Holmyard III wrote:

> 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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