[B-Greek] subject and verb mismatch - John 19:31

Sarah Madden sarah.r.madden at gmail.com
Thu Dec 23 10:24:04 EST 2010


Hi, Oun --

This number mismatch is a typical format for Greek sentences that have
NEUTER plural subjects. The neuter plural subject often (but not always)
takes a singular verb in Greek. So, it's not an anomaly but just a normal
part of the Greek grammar.


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On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 8:59 AM, Oun Kwon <kwonbbl at gmail.com> wrote:

> A clause in John 19:31 reads:
>
> ἵνα μὴ μείνῃ ἐπὶ τοῦ σταυροῦ τὰ σώματα ἐν τῷ σαββάτῳ
> hINA  MH MEINHi EPI TOU STAUROU TA SWMATA EN TWi SABBATWi
>
> My question is, when we have TA SWMATA (plural) as the subject, how
> should I take the singular verb MEINHi?
> May I see other examples of this 'anomaly'?
>
> Oun Kwon
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