[B-Greek] Gal 4:4

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Mon Jul 3 20:19:25 EDT 2006


On Jul 3, 2006, at 8:07 PM, Jeffrey B. Gibson wrote:

> It is correct to think that the participles in Gal. 4:4 (GENOMENON [EK
> GUNAIKOS],  GENOMENON hUPO NOMON) are adjectival participles and, more
> specifically, ascriptive attributive participles?

I have to confess to ignorance of what an "ascriptive attributive  
participle" is, nor have I found it in a quick check of indexes of  
the grammars I regularly consult.  I do think I'd call these  
participles adjectival, equivalent to relative clauses.


Carl W. Conrad
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