[B-Greek] double article at Matthew 1:6
Carl Conrad
cwconrad2 at mac.com
Wed Jan 26 12:55:37 EST 2011
On Jan 26, 2011, at 12:47 PM, Daniel Buck wrote:
> Thanks, Nikolaos. This brings up a couple more questions.
>
> 1. I can't find γυνῆς GUNH=S at Perseus--just γυνή GUNH/, or I'd look this up
> myself. Is there any lexical difference between the two words--such as one
> carrying a more spousal implication than the other?
Where have you seen GUNH=S (γυνῆς) in any ancient Greek text?
I guess that if Nikos Adamou used it, it's Modern Greek -- but it is NOT
ancient Greek.
The word GUNH (γυνή)"woman, wife" is a third-declension noun with a genitive
GUNAIKOS (γυναικός).
> 2. Can such a word be assumed in normal Greek writing? I guess the other
> possibility is that it was dropped somewhere in transmission.
The reason you couldn't find it in the Perseus database is simply that it's
not an ancient Greek form.
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> From: Nikolaos Adamou <ntgreekreader at gmail.com>
> To: Daniel Buck <bucksburg at yahoo.com>
> Cc: b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org
> Sent: Tue, January 25, 2011 2:27:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [B-Greek] double article (was Help Requested)
>
> τὸν Σολομῶντα ἐκ τῆς (γυνῆς or γυναικὸς) τοῦ Οὐρίου
> of Solomon, from Uriah’s wife
>
> In general terms when there are two articles they refer to to
> different nouns - but sometimes one of these nouns is assumed as it is
> the case here.
>
> On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 1:19 PM, Daniel Buck <bucksburg at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> A similar question arises in Matthew 1:6 with EK THS TOU OURIOU. It could be
>> translated "of her of Uriah" or "of Uriah's woman." All English versions
>> paraphrase.
>>
>> Daniel Buck
Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)
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