[B-Greek] Ephesians 2:8 - Anaphoric Use of the Article

Barry nebarry at verizon.net
Tue Jul 21 09:24:29 EDT 2009



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Subject: [B-Greek] Ephesians 2:8 - Anaphoric Use of the Article

> Ephesians 2:8
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> THi GAR CARITI ESTE SESWiSMENOI DIA PISTEWS...
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> I read that this was the anaphoric use of the article THi.
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> What does anaphoric use of the article mean in this case?
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> How does it affect the reading of the passage?
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> Roger Hutchinson

http://grammar.about.com/od/ab/g/anaphora.htm

A rhetorical term for the repetition of the same word or phrase at the start 
of successive clauses. For the grammatical term, see anaphora (grammar). 
Adjective: anaphoric....

[and here is the grammatical definition]

A grammatical term for the use of a pronoun or other linguistic unit to 
refer back to another word or phrase.

Look at verse 7, where we have τῆς χάριτος, THS CARITOS, actually in the 
middle of the previous sentence, and then vs. 8 begins τῆ χάριτι, THi 
CARITI.

It's always nice to have the source and context of where you derived the 
comment, to make sure that the commentator is using terminology in the 
standard sense.  In this case, if anything, the repetition of the article 
simply shows that the the CARIS in both cases has the same referent, and it 
to be understood substantively.  The kindness of his grace and the the grace 
by which you are saved are the same thing.

N.E. Barry Hofstetter
Adjunct Faculty, Classics @ Montclair
http://www.montclair.edu/
Classics Instructor, The American Academy
http://www.theamericanacademy.net/

And me: http://my.opera.com/barryhofstetter/blog 




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