[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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