greek syntax principle 23

The agent of an infinitive (when it is expressed) will be in the accusative case    (GGBB p192; Robertson p489).

καὶ ἀπέστειλεν αὐτοὺς κηρύσσειν τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ ἰᾶσθαι τοὺς ἀσθενεῖς (Luke 9:2)

In this verse, αὐτοὺς is the agent of the infinitive κηρύσσειν.

See also §2022.

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