[B-Greek] Mat 8:23 Dative Absolute? (Joseph Justiss)

Joseph Justiss jljustiss at gmail.com
Wed Mar 24 17:21:57 EDT 2010


Do you think this is a dative absolute in Mat 8:23. If so why use this
instead of a genitive absolute as Mat often does? What is the peculiar
function of the dative absolute? Does it emphasize some temporal element
more clearly, i.e. "When he embarked..."? Is this properly a dative
absolute, or is there a better category like Attenuating Circumstances?

Joseph Justiss



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