[B-Greek] subject in Rev 1:1
kgraham0938 at comcast.net
kgraham0938 at comcast.net
Thu Aug 14 14:30:54 EDT 2008
Hello, but would'nt you see the KAI there linking the two clauses together? Meaning that hO QEOS is the one who gave and the one who indicates? And secondly, I would not see IHSOU CHRISTOU as the subject of DEIXAI TOIS DOULOIS because I would take the infinitive as modifying EDWKEN denoting purpose. God gave in order to show his servant...
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Kelton Graham
KGRAHAM0938 at comcast.net
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From: Elizabeth Kline <kline_dekooning at earthlink.net>
>
> On Aug 13, 2008, at 1:09 PM, kgraham0938 at comcast.net wrote:
>
> > hO QEOS is the subject because it is nominative and the angel
> > belongs to the Father. IHSOU CHRISTOU is genitive so it cannot be
> > the subject of the verb.
> >
> > --
> > Kelton Graham
> > KGRAHAM0938 at comcast.net
> >
> > -------------- Original message --------------
> > From: "Beata Urbanek"
> >
> >> Dear List,
> >>
> >> Rev 1:1 says: APOKALUYIS IHSOU CRISTOU hHN EDWKEN AUTWi hO QEOS
> >> DEIXAI TOIS
> >> DOULOIS AUTOU hA DEI GENESQAI EN TACEI KAI ESHMANEN APOSTEILAS DIA
> >> TOU AGGELOU
> >> AUTOU TWi DOULWi AUTOU IWANNHi
> >>
> >>
> >> My question is: what is the subject of the verb ESHMANEN? Is it hO
> >> QEOS because
> >> it is the nearest possible noun and in nominative? Or is it Jesus
> >> Christ because
> >> APOKALUYIS was given to him and he can give it to others?
> >> Consequently, whose
> >> AGGELOS is it?
> >>
> >> Beata Urbanek
> >>
> >>
>
> The subject of the verb ESHMANEN is ambiguous. The case of hO QEOS is
> irrelevant since KAI in KAI ESHMANEN APOSTEILAS introduces a new
> clause. The semantic structure seems to point to IHSOUS CRISTOS as the
> subject, since AUTWi in EDWKEN AUTWi hO QEOS is coreferential with
> IHSOU CRISTOU who is the subject of DEIXAI TOIS DOULOIS AUTOU.
>
>
> Elizabeth Kline
>
>
>
>
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