tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514726127775216123.post1029406142370283235..comments2020-05-10T14:58:23.496-07:00Comments on Hellenisti ginoskeis: do you know Greek?: Mounce on the vocative use of κυριος in John 20:28DJPhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514726127775216123.post-67924226549931948682010-03-20T07:44:37.252-07:002010-03-20T07:44:37.252-07:00For some reason, this meta keep attracting spam fo...For some reason, this meta keep attracting spam for (I guess) Asian porn. Who knew they were into Greek? At any rate, I'll close the meta, see if that puts an end to it.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514726127775216123.post-29612332961836232072010-01-01T13:23:49.348-08:002010-01-01T13:23:49.348-08:00I think most would agree that this could simply ju...I think most would agree that this could simply just be a nominative used as vocative. One reason it could be different is because most times Jesus is addressed as kurie, the speaker is simply stating Christ's title before they speak. (Kurie, blah blah blah).<br />However, if we were to make Thomas' statement a complete sentence, it would read "YOU ARE my Lord and my God." Jonathan Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03843519111629993982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514726127775216123.post-68963124005728187672009-10-29T13:14:15.967-07:002009-10-29T13:14:15.967-07:00Me too, and we're using Mounce's book! :) ...Me too, and we're using Mounce's book! :) I didn't know he had a blog, I'll have to check it out and tell my professor.~Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01819856178499938127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514726127775216123.post-84352240813323747752009-10-22T22:22:44.537-07:002009-10-22T22:22:44.537-07:00I'll second these suggestions to keep this blo...I'll second these suggestions to keep this blog going. I'm learning Greek right now and loving it.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04333144789003416823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514726127775216123.post-17772544003169375032009-09-21T21:23:26.676-07:002009-09-21T21:23:26.676-07:00Hey DJP, your comment is showing up on Mounce'...Hey DJP, your comment is showing up on Mounce's blog at this time. And thanks for keeping THIS blog alive!J.A.W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16199054079267450803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514726127775216123.post-75789757211355312692009-09-21T09:15:10.656-07:002009-09-21T09:15:10.656-07:00Yes, Terry, I'll get right on that.
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BTW,...Yes, Terry, I'll get right on that.<br /><br />(c;<br /><br />BTW, I made comments on Mounce's post, but those metas are moderated I think, and it may or may not ever appear.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514726127775216123.post-82451894495394488952009-09-21T09:12:25.552-07:002009-09-21T09:12:25.552-07:00By the way, feel free to ramp up this blog big tim...By the way, feel free to ramp up this blog big time.<br /><br />I know you have nothing else on your plate :)Terry Rayburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00888533194435826837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514726127775216123.post-29688981869836122132009-09-21T09:09:57.104-07:002009-09-21T09:09:57.104-07:00"Thomas answered and said to Him..."
Du..."Thomas answered and said to Him..."<br /><br />Duh. Thanks.Terry Rayburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00888533194435826837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514726127775216123.post-83560512349354308332009-09-21T08:20:24.004-07:002009-09-21T08:20:24.004-07:00Hey Terry.
Well, I'm sure you know that all s...Hey Terry.<br /><br />Well, I'm sure you know that all sorts of bizarre things <i>can</i> be <i>grammatically</i> possible in any language, that are contextually impossible.<br /><br />If I'm understanding you, I'd say what I think you're suggesting is contextually — not just unlikely, but — impossible.<br /><br />The first five Greek words, translated "Thomas answered and DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4514726127775216123.post-22175993458770435532009-09-21T07:38:05.968-07:002009-09-21T07:38:05.968-07:00Isn't grammatically possible that Thomas was j...Isn't grammatically possible that Thomas was just using the nominative as an exclamation, rather than addressing Jesus?<br /><br />He then would no doubt have followed up with addressing Jesus personally [e.g., "You really ARE alive, kurie! I'm sorry I doubted you. Oh, now everybody's going to call me doubting Thomas."], but it's the exclamation that is recorded?<br /><Terry Rayburnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00888533194435826837noreply@blogger.com