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

Oun Kwon kwonbbl at gmail.com
Thu Dec 23 19:10:39 EST 2010


On Thu, Dec 23, 2010 at 4:41 PM, cwconrad2 <cwconrad2 at mac.com> wrote:
> In simple point of fact, the usage of the singular verb with a neuter plural
> subject
> is standard in earlier -- Homeric and Classical -- Greek, somewhat more
> erratic
> in Koine. Usage of a singular verb with a neuter plural in Latin is by no
> means
> standard.
>
> Carl W. Conrad


Thanks to all. I wondered whether I was looking at an example of solecism.

Oun Kwon.



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