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Greek Grammar beyond the Basics: An Exegetical Syntax of the New Testament is unavailable, but you can change that!

For seminary students, the goal of studying Greek grammar is the accurate exegesis of biblical texts. Sound exegesis requires that the exegete consider grammar within a larger framework that includes context, lexeme, and other linguistic features. While the trend of some grammarians has been to take a purely grammatical approach to the language, Greek Grammar beyond the Basics integrates the...

These two kinds of relationships are graphically represented in the chart below. Chart 4 Semantic Relation of Subject and Predicate Nominative Thus in examining S-PN clauses, two fundamental questions need to be answered: (1) How can we distinguish between S and PN since word order is not an infallible guide? and (2) what is the semantic relationship between the two: Is the S a particular within the larger class of the PN, or is it interchangeable with the PN? b. How to Distinguish Subject from
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