[B-Greek] Matthew 20:30 and 31 punctuation

Mitch Larramore mitchlarramore at yahoo.com
Tue Apr 22 23:52:23 EDT 2008


I have two questions related to this passage:

KAI IDOU DUO TUFLOI KAQHMENOI PARA THN hODON
AKOUSANTES hOTI IHSOUS PARAGEI, EKRAXAN LEGONTES,
KURIE, ELEHSON hHMAS hUIE, DAUID. 31  hO DE OCLOS
EPETIMHSEN AUTOIS hINA SIWPHSWSIN hOI DE MEIZON
EKRAXAN LEGONTES, KURIE, ELEHSON hHMAS, hUIE DAUID

(Eclectic text by Goodrick-Kohlenberger. I think this
is the Greek text behind the NIV. It is the Greek text
used for my Reader's GNT) I don't feel bad using this
text because the English is footnoted, not
interlinear...so, when I don't know a word, I can
glance down.

Note the difference in punctuation.  ELEHSON hHMAS
hUIE, DAUID (30) and ELEHSON hHMAS, hUIE DAUID (31).

1. What could possibly lead to this difference in
punctuation? I can't see how vs 30 makes any sense at
all as to how they punctuate it. hUIE would be the
vocative. Do they assume "Have mercy on us Son,
David"? hUIE by itself seems awkward. 

2. Why does IHSOUS decline but not DAUID?

It is nit picky things like this that bring my studies
to a snail's pace. I 

Mitch Larramore
Sugar Land, Texas


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