[B-Greek] Col1:6,9: AF hHS hHMERAS

Iver Larsen iver_larsen at sil.org
Sat Apr 7 03:28:46 EDT 2007


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Elizabeth Kline" <kline_dekooning at earthlink.net>
>
> On Apr 6, 2007, at 6:13 AM, frjsilver at optonline.net wrote:
>
>> Comparing JN 27b:  AP' EKEINHS THS WRAS to AF hHS hHMERAS, I 'feel'
>> no difference in syntactic structure.  It's not all that strange a
>> construction, so I don't see the problem.
>
> Fr. Silver,
>
> On this I agree. I don't seen anything in AF hHS hHMERAS that causes
> any sort of problem. I would read right over it without even a pause.
> An alternative to Cooper's treatment could be to read hHS as a
> determiner, however since AF hHS can stand alone with the same
> meaning this is a doubtful approach.
>
>
> Elizabeth Kline

It seems to me that the fronted placement of the relative pronoun was well explained by Martin Culy.
It is helpful to remember that the Greek relative pronoun often has an implicit demonstrative sense.

In Col 1:6 it was AF hHS hHMERAS HKOUSATE - from (that very) day in which you heard

Similar constructions are found in 2 Cor 2:3 AF hWN EDEI ME CAIREIN - from (those same people) who 
should make me happy

and

Heb 5:8 AF hWN EPAQEN - from (those very things) which he suffered

Iver Larsen




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