[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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