Sentence Structure: Phrasing Hypotactic • Main clause with dependent clauses • English and Paul Paratactic • Linked independent clauses • Narrative and John
Word Order • Conjunction + verb + subject + object • • Why so many initial conjunctions are not translated Alter for emphasis • Nuance • Emphasis
Word Order Conjunction + verb + subject + object
Emphasis Gal 2: 19 a “For through the law I died to the law so that I might live for God. I have been crucified with Christ. ” ἐγὼ γὰρ διὰ νόμου νόμῳ ἀπέθανον, ἵνα θεῷ ζήσω. Χριστῷ συνεσταύρωμαι.
Emphasis Rom 1: 17 c “The righteous faith” (ESV). ὁ δὲ δίκαιος ἐκ πίστεως ζήσεται shall live by
Idioms Rom 5: 12 “Just as sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin, and so death spread to all men, because (ἐφ᾿ ᾧ) all have sinned —”
Noun Phrases: Dative Matt 5: 8 “Blessed are the pure in heart (τῇ καρδίᾳ), for they will see God. ” “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. ”
Noun Phrases: Genitive 1 Tim 1: 2 “Grace, mercy, peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord (τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν). ”
Noun Phrases: Genitive 1 Tim 1: 2 “Grace, mercy, peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. ”