[B-Greek] Jn 1:47 - ALHQWS = 'true'??

Elizabeth Kline kline_dekooning at earthlink.net
Sat Sep 16 12:33:17 EDT 2006


On Sep 16, 2006, at 2:45 PM, wayfaringman at netzero.net wrote:

> I don't see any problem with ALHQWS modifying HAQANAHL. An adverb
> needs to be adjacent to the word it's modifying to prevent any
> uncertainty as to what is being said. ALHQWS is not adjacent to ESTIN.
> Another similar instance in John's gospel is Jn. 8:31 where ALHQWS
> modifies UAQHTAI. If you look at all the instances were ALHQWS occurs
> in John's gospel I think you will see that there's just no other
> conclusion than that ALHQWS modifies HAQANAHL in Jn. 1:47. Also 1Jn.
> 2:5 is an interesting example worth looking at as well. Of course
> please understand that all of the above is IMHO. So anyone feel free
> to correct me if you think I'm mistaken.


While John's Gospel tends to place ALHQWS next to its verb, it cannot  
be stated as a rule of Greek since counter examples abound.

MARK 14:70 hO DE PALIN HRNEITO. KAI META MIKRON PALIN hOI PARESTWTES  
ELEGON TWi PETRWi: ALHQWS EX AUTWN EI, KAI GAR GALILAIOS EI.

MARK 15:39 IDWN DE hO KENTURIWN hO PARESTHKWS EX ENANTIAS AUTOU hOTI  
hOUTWS EXEPNEUSEN EIPEN: ALHQWS hOUTOS hO ANQRWPOS hUIOS QEOU HN.

JOHN 8:31 ELEGEN OUN hO IHSOUS PROS TOUS PEPISTEUKOTAS AUTWi  
IOUDAIOUS: EAN hUMEIS MEINHTE EN TWi LOGWi TWi EMWi, ALHQWS MAQHTAI  
MOU ESTE

1JOHN 2:5 hOS D' AN THRHi AUTOU TON LOGON, ALHQWS EN TOUTWi hH AGAPH  
TOU QEOU TETELEIWTAI, EN TOUTWi GINWSKOMEN hOTI EN AUTWi ESMEN.

LUKE 9:27 LEGW DE hUMIN ALHQWS, EISIN TINES TWN AUTOU hESTHKOTWN hOI  
OU MH GEUSWNTAI QANATOU hEWS AN IDWSIN THN BASILEIAN TOU QEOU.

The same applies to NUN, it is often next to a verb but need not be:

JOHN 12:27 NUN hH YUCH MOU TETARAKTAI, KAI TI EIPW; PATER, SWSON ME  
EK THS hWRAS TAUTHS; ALLA DIA TOUTO HLQON EIS THN hWRAN TAUTHN.

JOHN 12:31 NUN KRISIS ESTIN TOU KOSMOU TOUTOU, NUN hO ARCWN TOU  
KOSMOU TOUTOU EKBLHQHSETAI EXW:

However in JOHN 1:47 it looks like ALHQWS fuctions as an adjective  
with ISRAHLITHS.

JOHN 1:47 EIDEN hO IHSOUS TON NAQANAHL ERCOMENON PROS AUTON KAI LEGEI  
PERI AUTOU: IDE ALHQWS ISRAHLITHS EN hWi DOLOS OUK ESTIN.




Elizabeth Kline







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