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- 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...
- July 20th, 2020, 1:58 am
- Forum: Beginners Forum
- Topic: Luke 1:29 Why Nominative?
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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)?
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)?