[B-Greek] Repeating and omitting prepositions

Elizabeth Kline kline_dekooning at earthlink.net
Wed Nov 14 14:45:58 EST 2007


On Nov 14, 2007, at 9:47 AM, Robb Wallace wrote:

> Hello, I had a question concerning the meaning of either omitting or
> repeating the same preposition before a series of nouns. Specifically
> Colossians 1:2 reads,
>
>
>
> CARIS hUMIN KAI EIRHNH APO QEOS PATROS hHMOWN KAI KURIOU IHSOU  
> CRISTOU.
>
>
>
> Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
>
>
>
> I’ve read that when nouns are considered to be in the same class or  
> category
> the writer by rule would not repeat the preposition before each  
> noun, but
> when the nouns are in different classes or categories, the  
> preposition would
> be repeated before each noun.  If true this to me would imply that  
> Paul
> viewed God the Father and Jesus as being in the same class of  
> being, i.e.
> God.

The rules are more complex than that, see Smyth 1667-74, ""A  
preposition is used with the first noun and omitted with the second  
when the two nouns (whether similar or dissimilar in meaning) unite  
to form a complex .." Smyth 1667 b.

LUKE 2:52 KAI IHSOUS PROEKOPTEN [EN THi] SOFIAi KAI hHLIKIAi KAI  
CARITI PARA QEWi KAI ANQRWPOI

Note: PARA QEWi KAI ANQRWPOI


Elizabeth Kline







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