Category Archives: Greek Grammar
Grammatical Diagram of Luke 14:28-30
As promised, I went through Luke 14:28-30 and completed a grammatical diagram. Click here to see the PDF. (I used unicode with SBL Greek font, so hopefully it will show up properly for you! If you don’t have SBL Greek, you … Continue reading
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The Grammatical Structure of Luke 14:29
Another quandary brought to you by Greek Tutorial. This week I was reading through Luke 14:25-30 with a couple of students, and verse 29 proved to be, shall we say, especially interesting. I’d like to examine the grammatical structure of the … Continue reading
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Luke 14:18, πάντες ἀπὸ μιᾶς (update)
According to Liddell-Scott-Jones’ Greek-English Lexicon, ἀπὸ μιᾶς means “with one accord,” as found in Eu. Luc 14.18 (LSJ 492, εἷς entry). This is very similar to Marshall’s “unanimously.” I’m pretty satisfied now.
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Luke 14:18, πάντες ἀπὸ μιᾶς
In Jesus’ story in Luke 14:18, a servant is sent to invite the guests for a feast, but none of them want to come. In response, Luke writes, καὶ ήρξαντο πάντες ἀπὸ μιᾶς παραιτεῖτσθαι (“and all unanimously began to make … Continue reading
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Participial Fun
Tonight was the first of many Tuesday nights that I will spend with aspiring Greek students as a Greek tutor. This evening I had a great deal of fun (I’m actually being serious!) explaining the differences between adjectival (specifically substantival) … Continue reading
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