From: Bret A. Hicks (bret@viafamily.com)
Date: Fri Feb 15 2002 - 13:36:25 EST
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<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>I have been studying 1 John 1:1 and have a
question about the phrase PERI TOU LOGOU THS ZWHS. In particular am I
interested in the relationship of THS ZWHS to TOU LOGOU. It seems that it
could be understood as epexegetical ("concerning the word which is life") or
adjectivally ("concerning the living word") or objectivally ("concerning the
word about life").</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2><FONT face=Arial>It seems that all of these are possible, but
is one preferable, or more common, based on the syntax? In particular,
does it make any difference that both TOU LOGOU and THS ZWHS are genitive.
Wallace (page 87) states that "normally in genitive chains (a.k.a concatenative
genitives) each succesive genitive modifies the one that precedes it."
Does this mean that the ajectival use is the "most normal" in a genitive
chain. Even if this is the case, since PERI takes a
genitive, does this apply in this situation? Do "genitive
chains" have a normal way to be read, or does context have to drive this
determination? Any help would be appreciated.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bret A. Hicks</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Pastor, Bay Ridge Christian Chruch</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Annapolis,
Md.</FONT></DIV><!--StartFragment--></FONT></FONT>
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