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Trivia: How many datives absolute occur in the NT?
Posted: January 5th, 2014, 2:10 am
by Stephen Hughes
It is said that Matthew 8:23 and 9:27 are datives absolute (
Eric Weiss, 2001 in the archieves);
Matthew 8:23 wrote:Καὶ ἐμβάντι αὐτῷ εἰς τὸ πλοῖον, ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ.
Matthew 9:27 wrote:Καὶ παράγοντι ἐκεῖθεν τῷ Ἰησοῦ, ἠκολούθησαν αὐτῷ δύο τυφλοί, κράζοντες καὶ λέγοντες, Ἐλέησον ἡμᾶς, υἱὲ Δαυίδ
Including these, how many datives absolute are there in total in the New Testament?
Re: Trivia: How many datives absolute occur in the NT?
Posted: January 5th, 2014, 6:12 am
by Stephen Carlson
Every time this topic comes up, people argue over the definition. If you want to read lots of arguing over it, the B-Greek archives will have it.
Re: Trivia: How many datives absolute occur in the NT?
Posted: January 6th, 2014, 12:09 am
by Stephen Hughes
Stephen Carlson wrote:Every time this topic comes up, people argue over the definition. ... the B-Greek archives ... have it.
Do you have an "estimates range between x and y depending on the definition one accepts" estimate, from your living archive (memory)?
Re: Trivia: How many datives absolute occur in the NT?
Posted: January 6th, 2014, 4:14 am
by Stephen Carlson
Stephen Hughes wrote:Stephen Carlson wrote:Every time this topic comes up, people argue over the definition. ... the B-Greek archives ... have it.
Do you have an "estimates range between x and y depending on the definition one accepts" estimate, from your living archive (memory)?
Maybe a handful (less than 5). I remember that there was more squabbling over the definition than actual counting.
Re: Trivia: How many datives absolute occur in the NT?
Posted: January 6th, 2014, 5:04 am
by Stephen Hughes
Stephen Carlson wrote:Maybe a handful (less than 5).
A "butcher's handful" then.