[B-Greek] Question on 1 Peter 3:9 TOUNATION
George F Somsel
gfsomsel at yahoo.com
Fri Jun 22 14:53:20 EDT 2007
It's a crasis of the article and ἐναντίον (ENANTION) used as an adverb. Adverbial usages are quite regularly accusative. See Wallace, p. 200
1. Adverbial Accusative (Accusative of Manner)
a. Definition
The accusative substantive functions semantically like an adverb in that it qualifies the action of the verb rather than indicating quantity or extent of the verbal action. It frequently acts like an adverb of manner, though not always (hence, the alternative category title is really a subcategory, although the most frequently used one). Apart from the occurrence with certain words, this usage is not common.
b. Amplification and Caution
This usage has structural similarities to a cognate accusative, but there the similarity ends. It is restricted to a certain group of words that, historically, were used adverbially. That is to say, many adverbs developed from the accusative form of the noun or (especially) adjective.
There are two distinct kinds of adverbial accusatives: nominal and adjectival. The noun δωρεάν is frequently used for an adverbial accusative. But few other nouns are so used. There is a much larger number of adjectives that are used adverbially.
Daniel B. Wallace. (1999; 2002). Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics - Exegetical Syntax of the New Testament (200). Zondervan Publishing House and Galaxie Software.
george
gfsomsel
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----- Original Message ----
From: Calvin Lindstrom <pclindstrom at yahoo.com>
To: B-Greek <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Friday, June 22, 2007 1:27:21 PM
Subject: [B-Greek] Question on 1 Peter 3:9 TOUNATION
I have a question on the usage and derivation of TOUNANTION in 1
Peter 3:9. Accordance Bible Software notes it as being from the
article and parses it as accusative, neuter, singular. I don't
understand this derivation. Any insight others might provide would be
appreciated.
Calvin Lindstrom
Church of Christian Liberty
Arlington Heights, IL
www.christianliberty.com
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