[B-Greek] Agent in JOHN 6:19b

Elizabeth Kline kline_dekooning at earthlink.net
Sat Mar 3 16:40:11 EST 2007


Iver Larsen wrote

"GINOMAI does not allow an Agent, and the subject is never the Agent,  
but if there is an Agent involved, it  can usually be derived from  
the context."

JOHN 6:19 ELHLAKOTES OUN hWS STADIOUS EIKOSI PENTE H TRIAKONTA  
QEWROUSIN TON IHSOUN PERIPATOUNTA EPI THS QALASSHS KAI EGGUS TOU  
PLOIOU GINOMENON, KAI EFOBHQHSAN.

Would it be fair to say that IHSOUN is the agent of PERIPATOUNTA EPI  
THS QALASSHS? I would be tempted to say that IHSOUN is also the agent  
of EGGUS TOU PLOIOU GINOMENON, i.e., that IHSOUN is an explict agent  
for both participles. The disciples were watching Jesus (an agent)  
walking on the sea and Jesus (an agent) drawing near to the boat.


Elizabeth Kline






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