[B-Greek] JOHN 12:3 TOUS PODAS AUTOU

Elizabeth Kline kline_dekooning at earthlink.net
Fri Mar 20 14:37:23 EDT 2009


On Mar 20, 2009, at 11:26 AM, Elizabeth Kline wrote:

> JOHN 12:3 hH OUN MARIAM LABOUSA LITRAN MUROU NARDOU PISTIKHS POLUTIMOU
> HLEIYEN TOUS PODAS TOU IHSOU KAI EXEMAXEN TAIS QRIXIN AUTHS TOUS PODAS
> AUTOU: hH DE OIKIA EPLHRWQH EK THS OSMHS TOU MUROU.
>
>
> ... KAI EXEMAXEN TAIS QRIXIN AUTHS TOUS PODAS AUTOU:
>
> This is somewhat over encoded from the standpoint of referential
> identity both of the subject and the object. The use of AUTHS
> following MARIAM is unremarkable even though zero anaphora would also
> work here. The second TOUS PODAS isn't required to identify the
> referent.  In other words the clause might be reduced to one of the
> following:
>
>
> ... KAI EXEMAXEN TAIS QRIXIN AUTOUS
> ... KAI EXEMAXEN  AUTOUS TAIS QRIXIN
>
> or perhaps even
>
>  ... KAI EXEMAXEN TAIS QRIXIN
>
> The repetition of TOUS PODAS might serve to draw added attention to
> the startling nature of the act being performed, assuming that it was
> startling in that time and culture.


Why is it that errors always become pefectly obvious after you have  
sent the post :-)

AUTHS is genitive, so it is not the subject of verb, and for that  
reason it does serve a purpose here to qualify TAIS QRIXIN.

Elizabeth Kline







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