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by MechPebbles
October 31st, 2020, 12:52 am
Forum: Beginners Forum
Topic: Luke 5:7 Mismatched number and case in τοῦ ἐλθόντας
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Luke 5:7 Mismatched number and case in τοῦ ἐλθόντας

καὶ κατένευσαν τοῖς μετόχοις ἐν τῷ ἑτέρῳ πλοίῳ τοῦ ἐλθόντας συλλαβέσθαι αὐτοῖς· καὶ ἦλθον, καὶ ἔπλησαν ἀμφότερα τὰ πλοῖα ὥστε βυθίζεσθαι αὐτά. Luke 5:7 I need help with τοῦ ἐλθόντας, the number and case are not matched. I believe the article goes with the infinitive: τοῦ συλλαβέσθαι - genitive artic...
by MechPebbles
July 20th, 2020, 1:58 am
Forum: Beginners Forum
Topic: Luke 1:29 Why Nominative?
Replies: 1
Views: 5240

Luke 1:29 Why Nominative?

ἡ δὲ ἐπὶ τῷ λόγῳ διεταράχθη καὶ διελογίζετο ποταπὸς εἴη ὁ ἀσπασμὸς οὗτος. Luke 1:29

Why is ὁ ἀσπασμὸς οὗτος in the nominative? Is it because it is an indirect quotation of Mary's thoughts? If so, is this the standard way cases are treated in indirect quotations (i.e., cases are preserved unchanged)?

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