[B-Greek] Luke 9:20

Barry nebarry at verizon.net
Sat Jan 9 10:12:42 EST 2010



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From: "Bill Yates" <bill.yates4 at btinternet.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 09, 2010 10:04 AM
To: <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [B-Greek] Luke 9:20

> In Luke 9:20:  Why is TON XRISTON TOU THEOU in the accusative?  Shouldn't 
> it be nominative because of the unspoken "You are......."
>
> Many thanks

You could look at as in apposition to τίνα, TINA, or, more likely, you could 
supply a verb like λέγομεν, LEGOMEN, "we say that..." which results in the 
accusative and the (implied) infinitive in indirect statement.

N.E. Barry Hofstetter

Fecisti nos ad te et inquietum est cor nostrum, donec requiescat in te...
    -- Augustine, Confessions 1:1

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