[B-Greek] Matthew 21:5
Elizabeth Kline
kline_dekooning at earthlink.net
Sat Oct 7 16:25:20 EDT 2006
On Oct 7, 2006, at 12:24 PM, Sara Edwards wrote:
>
> The first donkey mentioned is written in the Accusative Singular
> Feminine
> while the colt is in the Accusative Singular Masculine. Does this
> imply
> that the first donkey was female and the second a male? If so,
> how does
> one reconcile this with Zechariah's verse which states that the
> king would
> ride a male donkey only?
ZECH. 9:9 CAIRE SFODRA QUGATER SIWN KHRUSSE QUGATER IEROUSALHM IDOU
hO BASILEUS SOU ERCETAI SOI DIKAIOS KAI SWiZWN AUTOS PRAUS KAI
EPIBEBHKWS EPI hUPOZUGION KAI PWLON NEON
MATT. 21:5 EIPATE THi QUGATRI SIWN: IDOU hO BASILEUS SOU ERCETAI SOI
PRAUS KAI EPIBEBHKWS EPI ONON KAI EPI PWLON hUION hUPOZUGIOU.
Sara,
This is kind of complicated since the citation in Matt. is mixed, it
follows both the Hebrew and the LXX in places. I don't see any
problem with the gender markings. The colt is the son of his mother,
right? As I read (with some difficulty) the Hebrew it seems like KAI
in KAI EPI PWLON hUION hUPOZUGIOU could be understood as an adverb
"even upon the colt of a pack-animal" (W.Hendriksen). On the other
hand the colt could be ridden with the mother in attendance. These
are cultural issues not syntax.
Elizabeth Kline
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