[B-Greek] 2 Peter 1:10 diagramming question
Elizabeth Kline
kline_dekooning at earthlink.net
Fri Apr 4 16:07:50 EDT 2008
On Apr 3, 2008, at 11:51 PM, Nicholas Lamme wrote:
> DIO MALLON, ADELFOI, SPOUDASATE BEBAIAN hUMWN THN
> KLHSIN KAI EKLOGHN POIEISQAI...
>
> Also, is the placement of hUMWN before THN KLHSIN KAI EKLOGHN
> purely for
> emphasis or is this more common than I realize?
The 'fronting' of hUMWN probably increases its salience somewhat but
I would be more inclined to see BEBAIAN as in focus. I think the
choice of BEBAIAN ... POIEISQAI over the cognate BEBAIOW indicates
the the quality refered to by BEBAIAN is the most salient information
in this clause.
Elizabeth Kline
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