>
>>List,
>>
>>Jonathan's questions and observations prompt me to ask a question about
>>sentence structure in Greek. Is there any?!
<SNIP>
>hO PUER FEREI TO BIBLION means the same thing as FEREI TO BIBLION hO PUER
or
>TO BIBLION hO PUER FEREI etc. The only difference is one of emphasis. "THE
>BOY caries the book" (the GIRL doesn't), "The boy CARRIES the book" (he
>doesn't KICK it or THROW it), "The boy carries THE BOOK" (not the PENCIL).
<SNIP>
>There are no dumb QUESTIONS. ANSWERS are another thing entirely, however.
Well, sometimes my brain hiccups and my Greek comes out Latin. The *Greek*
word for "boy" is, of course, hO PAIS. This looked just fine when I wrote it.
It wasn't 'til several hours later that my gaf flashed across my brain. I
laughed out loud and my wife bugged me until I explained.
>Rev. Craig R. Harmon
>