[B-Greek] John 1:7, 8
Carl W. Conrad
cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Tue Feb 28 04:57:01 EST 2006
On Feb 27, 2006, at 10:49 PM, Todd Self wrote:
> The same phrase appears in John 1:7 and 1:8, peri tou photos.
>
> Why is the definite article in the gen. case and the noun in the
> nominative case?
The noun is nominative FWS, genitive FWTOS. Both words are in the
genitive here.
John 1:7 hOUTOS HLQEN EIS MARTURIAN hINA MARTURHSHi PERI TOU
FWTOS ... ; 8 OUK HN EKEINOS TO FWS, ALL' hINA MARTURHSHi PERI TOU
FWTOS.
Carl W. Conrad
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