This is probably a beginner's question, but I was reading 1 Peter 3:7 which says:
Οἱ ἄνδρες ὁμοίως, συνοικοῦντες κατὰ γνῶσιν ὡς ἀσθενεστέρῳ σκεύει τῷ γυναικείῳ, ἀπονέμοντες τιμὴν ὡς καὶ συγκληρονόμοις χάριτος ζωῆς εἰς τὸ μὴ ἐγκόπτεσθαι τὰς προσευχὰς ὑμῶν.
and I was wondering if the prepositional phrase κατὰ γνῶσιν can be considered adverbial i.e. describing the "how" with regard to the verb (participle) συνοικοῦντες. If so, is this kind of usage common in Koine Greek?
Thanks! --Mitch
Can a prepositional phrase be adverbial?
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Can a prepositional phrase be adverbial?
Cheers,
Mitch Tulloch
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Re: Can a prepositional phrase be adverbial?
The vast majority of preposition phrases modify verbs, yes.
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Re: Can a prepositional phrase be adverbial?
And to be precise, yes, it modifies συνοικοῦντες.
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Re: Can a prepositional phrase be adverbial?
Thanks! Now that I think about it, that makes sense in English as well 
--Mitch

--Mitch
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