[B-Greek] Dative Absolute? Archives

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at ioa.com
Mon Jan 23 10:17:09 EST 2006


Threads on this topic in the archives include:

May 6-7, 2001 “Re: Dative Absolute”
Aug 17-29, 2001 “Re: Dative Absolute”
Feb 9, 2002 "Re: Dative Absolute”
Mar 4, 2004 “Dative abasolute (was Mt 9:27)
Jan 22, 2006 “Re Dative absolute”

Richard Ghilardi in the above threads: Aug 17, 2001,  Aug 27, 29, 2001
Carl Conrad in the above threads: May 6, 2001, Aug 24, 27, 29, 2001,  
Feb 9, 2002, Mar 4, 2004

On Jan 22, 2006, at 8:20 PM, Richard Ghilardi wrote:

> Hello Folks,
>
> I've already said my peace on this subject, which may be found in the
> archives. I will only note that Perschbacher cites 3 additional texts
> from the GNT for the dative absolute in his book, New Testament Greek
> Syntax An Illustrated Manual:
>
> Mt 9:27 -- KAI PARAGONTI EKEIQEN TWi IHSOU HKOLOUQHSAN AUTWi DUO  
> TUFLOI
>
> Acts 22:6 -- EGENETO DE MOI POREUOMENWi KAI EGGIZONTI THi DAMASKWi  
> PERI
> MESHMBRIAN EXAIFNHS EK TOU OURANOU PERIASTRAYAN FWS hIKANON PERI EME
>
> Acts 22:17 -- EGENETO DE MOI hUPOSTREYANTI EIS IEROUSALHM KAI
> PROSEUCOMENOU MOU EN TWi hIERWi GENESQAI ME EN EKSTASEI
>
> Yours in His grace,
>
> Richard Ghilardi - qodeshlayhvh at juno.com
> New Haven, Connecticut USA
>
> ==================================================
>
> On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 22:29:37 +0000 "Bert de Haan"  
> <b_dehaan at sympatico.ca>
> writes:
>> Matthew 8:23:
>> KAI EMBANTI AUTWi EIS TO PLOION HKOLOUQHSAN AUTWi hOI MAQHTAI
>> AUTOU.
>> Wesley J. Perschbacher calls EMBANTI AUTWi a dative absolute.
>> I can't find anything written about a dative absolute construction.
>> If the participle and the pronoun had been in the genitive case the
>> sentence
>> would have made sense as well.
>> Is the use and meaning of the dative and genitive absolute the
>> same?
>> Bert de Haan.
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Carl W. Conrad
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