[B-Greek] Prepositions and Adverbs (was " B-Greek Year End Awards")

Elizabeth Kline kline_dekooning at earthlink.net
Tue Dec 29 14:09:36 EST 2009


On Dec 29, 2009, at 10:22 AM, David E. Kiefer, Registrar wrote:

> One of the striking features of the language of the NT in this  
> regard is
> the extent to which a prepositional phrase is used with a verb with  
> the
> same prepositional prefix, e.g. EKBALLEI EK TOU QHSAUROU AUTOU, PAN TO
> EISPOREUOMENON EIS TO STOMA, APELQEIN APO TWN HORIWN AUTWN,  
> KATHGOREITE
> KAT' AUTOU, EAN TIS EPIQH EP' AUTA, etc.

This is also found long before Koine. Take a look at LSJ for EKBALLW,

cast out of his seat, depose a king, ἐ. ἕδρας Κρόνον A.Pr. 
203 ; ἐκ τυραννίδος θρόνου τ' ib.910 ; ἐκ  
τῆς τιμῆς X.Cyr.1.3.9
.
cast out of his seat, depose a king, E. hEDRAS KRONON A.Pr.203 ; EK  
TURANNIDOS QRONOU T' ib.910 ; EK THS TIMHS X.Cyr.1.3.9
.
cast out of a place, Κιμμερίους ἐκβαλόντες ἐκ  
τῆς Εὐρώπης Hdt.1.103 ; ἐ. ἐκ τῆς χώρας, of  
an enemy, Lycurg.99, cf. D.60.8 ; esp. of banishment, ἐκ  
πόλεως ἐ. drive out of the country, Pl.Grg.468d, cf. Ar.Pl.430,  
etc. ;
  .
cast out of a place, KIMMERIOUS EKBALONTES EK THS EURWPHS Hdt.1.103 ;  
E. EK THS CWRAS, of an enemy, Lycurg.99, cf. D.60.8 ; esp. of  
banishment, EK POLEWS E. drive out of the country, Pl.Grg.468d, cf.  
Ar.Pl.430, etc. ;
.
Elizabeth Kline







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