[B-Greek] John 3:19 strange word order?
Bert de Haan
b_dehaan at sympatico.ca
Mon Aug 20 21:55:30 EDT 2007
John 3:19 is as follows: hAUTE DE ESTIN hH KRISIS TO FWS ELHLUQEN EIS TON
KOSMON KAI HGAPHSAN hOI ANQRWPOI MALLON TO SKOTOS H TO FWS; HN GAR AUTWN
PONHRA TA ERGA.
It is the last part (HN GAR AUTWN PONHRA TA ERGA)that is the cause of some
trouble for me. The word order seems strange. Especially HN at the beginning
of the sentence and AUTWN removed from TA ERGA threw me for a loop. PONHRA
GAR HN TA ERGA AUTWN would be what I would consider "normal." Is there any
thing strange about the way the second part of John 3:19 is written or is it
just my lack of experience with Greek that makes it appear that way to me?
Thank you,
Bert de Haan.
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