[B-Greek] nouns & clauses in Greek/English
Carl W. Conrad
cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Sun Feb 25 14:08:56 EST 2007
On Feb 25, 2007, at 1:39 PM, Elizabeth Kline wrote:
> I recently had a portion of the chapter on nouns from the following
> book quoted to me verbally so I don't have a precise citation:
>
> English Grammar to Ace New Testament Greek
> Samuel Lamerson zondervan 2004
>
> One thing that stood out in the quote was something like "nouns are
> the backbone of the sentence" this is not a direct quote, someone
> with the book in hand can correct it if they would see fit.
>
> It seems to me that this is a fundamental error. This book is
> intended to help students learn NT Greek. IMO an author who can make
> an error of this magnitude has a credibility problem. Does anyone
> really think that nouns are the core element in a Greek or English
> clause?
I don't. I would like to see the argument on behalf of such a
proposition.
> I have never read a Greek grammar which didn't consider the verb the
> core constituent in a Greek clause with nouns treated as arguments of
> the verb. Obviously there are grammars I have not read (.e.g,
> Mounce). Does anyone teach this notion?
I would hope not.
Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)
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