[B-Greek] 2 Peter 1:20-21 and word order of ANQRWPOI
Carl Conrad
cwconrad2 at mac.com
Sun Jan 4 12:14:37 EST 2009
On Jan 4, 2009, at 11:44 AM, Eddie Mishoe wrote:
> 2 Peter 1:20 TOUTO PRWTON GINWSKONTES hOTI PASA PROFHTEIA GRAFHS
> IDIAS EPILUSEWS OU GINETAI 21 OU GAR QELHMATI ANQRWPOU HNECQH
> PROFHTEIA POTE ALLA hUPO PNEUMATOS hAGIOU FEROMENOI ELALHSAN APO
> QEOU ANQRWPOI
>
> Is ANQRWPOI in a position of emphasis by virtue of it appearing last
> in the sentence?
I certainly wouldn't think so, but I suspect that the juxtaposition of
APO QEOU and ANQRWPOI is quite deliberate (although APO QEOU certainly
construes with ELALHSAN).
Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)
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