From: Harold R. Holmyard III (hholmyard@ont.com)
Date: Sat Jan 20 2001 - 19:42:55 EST
Dear Eddie,
You say:
>This genetive participle coupled with the string of genetives following
>has me puzzled as to their grammatical function. Are they part of a
>genetive absolute construction or some other system ?
Yes, I think that it is a genitive absolute. Daniel Wallace, in _Greek
Grammar beyond the Basics_, p. 655, gives ONTOS in John 5:13 as an example
of a genitive absolute that does not come at the beginning of a sentence,
but he says that these constructions are unusual.
Yours,
Harold Holmyard
Dallas, TX
>
>Any enlightenment would be appreciated.
>
>Regards
>
>[Eddie Van Gent]
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