[B-Greek] subject in Rev 1:1
Tom Moore
tom at katabiblon.com
Thu Aug 14 16:01:45 EDT 2008
If God gave the revelation for the purpose of himself showing, would it not have to be hINA + subjective (ἵνα δείξῃ)?
With an infinitive, is another option possible here other than that God gave the revelation to Jesus in order for Jesus to show? (Smyth #2008, Infinitive of Purpose)
Tom Moore
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> From: kgraham0938 at comcast.net
> Subject: Re: [B-Greek] subject in Rev 1:1
> Sent: Aug 14 '08 18:30
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> 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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> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: Elizabeth Kline <kline_dekooning at earthlink.net>
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> >
> > 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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