Titus 1:7 -- Polysyndeton?

From: Kevin Smith (kgs@iafrica.com)
Date: Tue May 30 2000 - 10:17:41 EDT

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<DIV><FONT size=2>Greetings,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>MH AUQADH, MH ORGILON, MH PAROINON, MH PLHKTHN, MH
AISCROKERDH.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Is the 5-fold repetion of MH an example of polysyndeton (see
BDF #460.3) or is it grammatically required? What follows in 1:8 is surely an
example of asyndeton (BDF #460.2). It seems as if the author is deliberately
using contrasting devices&nbsp;to strengthen the&nbsp;contrast between the two
lists, the vices and the virtues.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Thanks</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Kevin Smith</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>South Africa</FONT></DIV>
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