[B-Greek] Is There Any Significance in the Syntax of John 11:5?

Elizabeth Kline kline_dekooning at earthlink.net
Sun Jan 20 01:33:16 EST 2008


On Jan 19, 2008, at 9:18 PM, Edgar Foster wrote:

> The text: HGAPA DE hO IHSOUS THN MARQAN KAI THN
> ADELFHN AUTHS KAI TON LAZARON.
>
> I notice that Martha is first mentioned, then her
> sister and Lazarus. Why list the accusatival THN
> MARQAN before referring to THN ADELFHN AUTHS KAI TON
> LAZARON?
>

JN 11:1 HN DE TIS ASQENWN, LAZAROS APO BHQANIAS, EK THS KWMHS MARIAS  
KAI MARQAS THS ADELFHS AUTHS.  2 HN DE MARIAM hH ALEIYASA TON KURION  
MURWi KAI EKMAXASA TOUS PODAS AUTOU TAIS QRIXIN AUTHS, hHS hO ADELFOS  
LAZAROS HSQENEI.  3 APESTEILAN OUN hAI ADELFAI PROS AUTON LEGOUSAI:  
KURIE, IDE hON FILEIS ASQENEI.  4 AKOUSAS DE hO IHSOUS EIPEN: hAUTH  
hH ASQENEIA OUK ESTIN PROS QANATON ALL' hUPER THS DOXHS TOU QEOU,  
hINA DOXASQHi hO hUIOS TOU QEOU DI' AUTHS.  5 HGAPA DE hO IHSOUS THN  
MARQAN KAI THN ADELFHN AUTHS KAI TON LAZARON.


Note the order in Jn 11:1
LAZAROS APO BHQANIAS, EK THS KWMHS MARIAS KAI MARQAS THS ADELFHS AUTHS.

which is inverted in 11:5
THN MARQAN KAI THN ADELFHN AUTHS KAI TON LAZARON

Elizabeth Kline







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