As to your first question, you are absolutely right, and it is a partitive
genitive.
Covered by His Mercy
William D. Ramey
E-Mail: WRamey@InTheBeginning.org
Website: http://www.InTheBeginning.org
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> From: Tom Launder <ae298@lafn.org>
> To: bgreek <b-greek@virginia.edu>
> Subject: Mark 9:1
> Date: Tuesday, July 22, 1997 1:34 AM
>
> Hello all,
>
> I have been having fun trying to get a good handle on Mark 9:1 and
> thought I would ask some questions. . .
>
> KAI ELEGEN AUTOIS, AMHN LEGW hUMIN hOTI EISIN TINES hWDE TWN hESTHKOTWN
> hOITINES OU MH GEUSWNTI QANATOU hEWS AN IDWSIN THN BASILEIAN TOU QEOU
> ELHLUQUIAN EN DUNAMEI.
>
> Questions:
>
> 1. Does TWN hESTHKOTWN modify TINES? If it does, is this a partitive
> genitive?
>
> 2. Is this diagram correct?
>
> ______|___EISIN___\___TINES___
> | hWDE | /hESTHKOTWN
> __ _ _ | TWN
> |
> ___hOITINES__|__GEUSWNTAI__/__QANATOU__
> | / OU MH
> /
> / hEWS AN
> /
> ____|___IDWSIN___|__BASILEAIN__
> | THN | / QEOU
> | TOU
> |___ELHLUQUIAN__
> /
> /___EN DUNAMEI__
>
> --
> Tom
>
> "I do not ask whether you believe Calvinism. It is possible
> that you do not. But I believe you will before you enter heaven.
> I am persuaded that as God may have washed your hearts,
> He will wash your brains before you enter heaven."
> (Charles Spurgeon)