substantive
A substantive is any part of speech that performs a noun function. For example, the adjective “good” in this sentence. The good was something often studied by the ancient philosophers….
A substantive is any part of speech that performs a noun function. For example, the adjective “good” in this sentence. The good was something often studied by the ancient philosophers….
…seventy times 5. Some adverbs are formed from verbs; others from prepositions. δευρο adv. meaning “hither” comes from the verb δευτε meaning “come here”. Hebrew: There are not many direct…
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…verb “had”. The pluperfect refers to an event that has completed before another past action. Take this sentence, The blind man, who knew that he had risen, motioned him to…
Plene (or full) spelling is the opposite of defective spelling. The letters vav and others are used as full vowels. See the glossary in KHW p. 373. video For example,…
An idiom is an expression that is not meant to be understood literally. Here are two English examples: “He really threw me a curve when on our first date he…
…ἂν λέγῃ ὑμῖν ποιήσατε is a complex sentence all on its own. ὅ τι ἂν λέγῃ ὑμῖν is the dependent clause; ποιήσατε is the independent clause. Note also that this…
Syntax is the study of the relationships between words, phrases, and clauses. For example, trying to determine if a word is adjectival or adverbial and which word it is modifying…
…A syllogism is simply laying out these judgments in a linear way. For example, All dogs are friendly; Rex is a dog; Therefore, Rex is friendly. These different propositions are…
…Theoretico-practica theologia qua, per singula capita theologica, pars exegetica, elenchtica et practica, perpetua successione conjugantur;; accedunt historia ecclesiastica, plena quIbid, sed compendiosa, idea theologiae moralis, hypotyposis theologiae asceticae etc. proin…
…communicate to His hearers that He is and will be the judge of all men. How does the title “son of man” communicate the idea that Jesus is and…
Syncope means the loss of a sound in a word; it is the opposite of epenthesis. A common example is when the Hebrew article disappears when the preposition is prefixed…
…of “being born again,” and of “entering a strait gate and treading a narrow way;”—in all these and many examples of a like nature, the tropical element is palpable; a…
…Japheth are commended for covering their father and for doing even this in such a way (i.e. walking backward) that they did not see his naked body. It seems…
…that they answer to the purpose of their existence. God is represented as King of the universe both in the Old and in the New Testament. He adapts His rule…
…is this in Greek; cf. BBG 4.1 Example: comma comma θεός, period period θεός. period above the line semi-colon θεός· semicolon question mark θεός; Greek does not use quotation marks…
…in reverence, submission, and faith. Q4. In whose name are we to come to God? A. We may come to God in prayer only in the name of Jesus our…
…everyone who divorces his wife, except for the reason of unchastity, makes her commit adultery; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery. (Matthew 5:32) 5. How should we view…
…is My commandment, that you love one another, just as I have loved you. … “This I command you, that you love one another. (John 15:12, 17) Paul wrote to…
…or a preconceived understanding of what the text must mean. Evangelical scholars typically reject emendations as much as possible. An example is the interpretation of Shiloh in Genesis 49:10 which…