From: clayton stirling bartholomew (c.s.bartholomew@worldnet.att.net)
Date: Fri Feb 27 1998 - 17:43:03 EST
Blass-Debrunner-Funk #168 and Zerwick #47 both lay down a general rule about
multiple genitives. ". . .when several genitives follow one another, each
commonly depends upon the preceding one." I find the word "depend" confusing,
what they are saying is that each genitive limits or modifies the preceding
genitive. Both BDF and Zerwick consider 2 Cor 4:4 an example that follows this
rule. Zerwick admits their are exceptions, e.g. 2 Cor 3:18, "where the
genitive is without the article and depends on a preposition."
However, the various English renderings of 2 Cor 4:4 cited by Richard Young
(Interm. NT Greek, p24) are evidence that this rule may not apply to even to
this passage.
-- Clayton Stirling Bartholomew Three Tree Point P.O. Box 255 Seahurst WA 98062
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