[B-Greek] EN vs. EIS in John 16:13a - translation question
Elizabeth Kline
kline_dekooning at earthlink.net
Mon Sep 21 13:39:30 EDT 2009
On Sep 21, 2009, at 10:00 AM, Elizabeth Kline wrote:
> For example EN POIMNAIS PITNWN S.Aj.184. This looks more like
> substituion for EPI + gen, acc, or dat. ? than it does a substitution
> for EIS + acc..
Apparently PIPTW with EN + dat is an idiom for attacking. LSJ lists it
under PIPTW Special usages:
PIPTEIN EN TISI fall violently upon, attack, ENI NHESSI PESWMEN Il.
13.742 (but EN NHESSI PESONTES tumbling into the ships, 2.175); EN
BOUSI P. S.Aj.375 (lyr.); ERWS, hOS EN KTHMASI P. Id.Ant.782(lyr.);
EP' ALLHLOISI, of combatants, Hes.Sc.379, cf. 375; PROS MHLA KAI
POIMNAS S.Aj.1061 ; PROS PULAIS A.Th.462.
Elizabeth Kline
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