[B-Greek] 2 Thessalonians 2:9 Genitive Modifier

Rob Matlack Okie2003 at gmail.com
Fri Oct 3 18:58:12 EDT 2008


Rob Matlack wrote:
> I have a question concerning the genitive plural noun ψεύδους YEUDOS in 
> 2 Thessalonians  2:9 --
> οὗ ἐστιν ἡ παρουσία κατ᾽ ἐνέργειαν τοῦ Σατανᾶ ἐν πάσῃ δυνάμει καὶ 
> σημείοις καὶ τέρασιν ψεύδους,
> OU ESTIN hH PAROUSIA KAT' ENERGEIAN TOU SATANA EN PASHi DUNAMEI KAI 
> SHMEIOIS KAI TERASIN YEUDOUS.
> Does the fact that is is a neuter singular and τέρασιν TERASIN is a 
> neuter plural suggest that it is related to both τέρασιν TERASIN and 
> σημείοις SHMEIOIS, a neuter plural? Is it possible that it is related 
> also to δυνάμει DUNAMEI, a feminine singular?
>
> Thanks,
> Rob Matlack
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Thanks to all of you who were gracious with my ridiculous question--that 
is what happens when I write something at midnight. Someone kindly 
e-mailed me off-list to point out that there is no agreement issue with 
a modifying genitive noun, which of course is absolutely correct--what 
was I thinking?

That foolishness aside, any thoughts on how to discern what ψεύδους 
YEUDOUS is related to? My kind advisor wrote: "I think YEUDOUS could be 
attached to both SHMEIOIS KAI TERASIN which can function as a unit." 
This makes good sense to me and is reflected in the ESV and the RSV. My 
benefactor continued, "About DUNAMEI that is a hard call. It is 
possible." This is really what occasioned my question. Many modern 
English translations reflect this (CJB, NIV, NJB, NLT, CSB). but it 
seems a little strained to me. Is it?



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