Accusative + Infinitive
Eric Weiss (eweiss@gte.net)
Wed, 17 Sep 1997 22:50:57 -0500
Is there a semantic or stylistic significance to using the accusative
case + infinitive as opposed to the more usual nominative case +
indicative or subjunctive? I'm looking specifically at Romans 4:13 - ...
TO KLHRONOMON AUTON EINAI KOSMOU (as opposed to, I guess, hOTI
KLHRONOMOS TOU KOSMOU Hi) and Romans 15:8-9 - LEGW GAR CRISTON DIAKONON
GEGENHSQAI PERITOMHS hUPER ALHQEIAS QEOU ... TA DE EQNH hUPER ELEOUS
DOXASAI TON QEON (as opposed to GEGONEN XRISTOS DIAKONOS ... and TA EQNH
(nominative case here identical in form to accusative case in the verse)
DOXAZOUSI (or DOXAZEI) TON QEON)? This does not seem to be Paul's usual
style, at least in Romans, so I was wondering why he uses this syntax
here?
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