The Onoma Rule
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The paper presents an unnoticed “rule” governing the presence or absence of the article with ὄνοµα in naming-constructions of the type “the name of x is N.” It arises from the survival of an archaic pattern with the dative and no article, alongside a newer pattern with the genitive and the article. The “rule” is shown to operate not only in the lxx and nt but in ancient Greek generally, from Homer to Koine Greek. Observance of the “rule” indicates the lxx translators’ and the nt authors’ familiarity with idiomatic Greek. The “rule” can also contribute to resolving textual questions, notably Luke 1:63.
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Cf. R. Kühner and B. Gerth, Ausführliche Grammatik der griechischen Sprache (vol. 2, part 1; Hannover and Leipzig: Hahnsche Buchhandlung, 1898) 45, 417; E. Schwyzer, Griechische Grammatik (vol. 2, rev. A. Debrunner; München: C.H. Beck, 1950) 66, 86; H.W. Smyth, rev. G.M. Messing, Greek Grammar (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard Univ. Press, 1956) §1478; E. Mayser, Grammatik der griechischen Papyri aus der Ptolemäerzeit (vol. 2, part 2; Berlin and Leipzig: De Gruyter, 1934) 113.
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See Turner, Syntax, 295; R.H. Charles, The Revelation of St. John (icc; Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1920) 169 n. 1, 246 n. 2; S. Thompson, The Apocalypse and Semitic Syntax (snts Monograph 52; Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1985) 89; C.F. Burney, The Aramaic Origin of the Fourth Gospel (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1922) 30-32.
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Cf. R. Browning, Medieval and Modern Greek (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1983) 36-38.
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The Onoma Rule
In: Novum TestamentumSearch for other papers by John A.L. Lee in
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The paper presents an unnoticed “rule” governing the presence or absence of the article with ὄνοµα in naming-constructions of the type “the name of x is N.” It arises from the survival of an archaic pattern with the dative and no article, alongside a newer pattern with the genitive and the article. The “rule” is shown to operate not only in the lxx and nt but in ancient Greek generally, from Homer to Koine Greek. Observance of the “rule” indicates the lxx translators’ and the nt authors’ familiarity with idiomatic Greek. The “rule” can also contribute to resolving textual questions, notably Luke 1:63.
| All Time | Past 365 days | Past 30 Days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abstract Views | 383 | 32 | 11 |
| Full Text Views | 179 | 1 | 0 |
| PDF Views & Downloads | 67 | 9 | 3 |