The Greek article : a functional grammar of o-items in the Greek New Testament with special emphasis on the Greek article / by Ronald D. Peters.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Peters, Ronald D., author.

Series:

Linguistic biblical studies ; v. 9.

Linguistic biblical studies, 1877-7554 ; volume 9

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greek language, Biblical--Article.

Greek language, Biblical.

Greek language, Biblical--Grammar.

Bible. New Testament--Greek.

Bible.

Bible. New Testament.

Physical Description:

viii, 287 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Brill, 2014.

Summary:

In The Greek Article, Ronald D. Peters presents a grammar of the Greek article and relative pronoun, categorized as ο-items, which was formulated using the principles of Systemic-Functional Linguistics. This categorization stands in contrast to previous grammars, which have categorically associated the article with the demonstrative pronoun. Thus, the present work represents a significant paradigm shift in the study of the Greek article. Unlike previous approaches that have too often yielded internally inconsistent and contradictory rules of usage, this approach results in a description of the article's function that is uniform across all occurrences. Simultaneously simple and robust, this grammar promises to pay significant dividends for exegetes and translators of the Greek New Testament. Book jacket.

Contents:

Historical overview

The common function of the article and relative pronouns : methodology

Defining and non-defining relative clauses

Relative clauses as the head of a nominal group

O-items in [ ] structures

The function of the article defined

The article with individual parts of speech

The article with groups

The article with nouns

The article as a structural element

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789004257221

9004257225

OCLC:

862962156