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Greek Lessons
- The Grammar of Pleading: Conditional Syntax and Subjunctive Permission in Matthew 8:31
- The Grammar of Silence: Commands, Purpose, and the Messianic Secret
- “What to Us and to You?”: Demonic Recognition and Eschatological Grammar in Matthew 8:29
- Whispers of Identity: From Prophets to Pronouns in Mark 8:28
- The Field of Blood: Passive Voice and Temporal Clauses in Matthew 27:8
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Tag Archives: ἠνέχθη
Greek Grammar Lesson from 2 Peter 1:21
Οὐ γὰρ θελήματι ἀνθρώπου ἠνέχθη ποτὲ προφητεία, ἀλλ’ ὑπὸ Πνεύματος ἁγίου φερόμενοι ἐλάλησαν ἅγιοι Θεοῦ ἄνθρωποι. (2 Peter 1:21)
Focus Topic: Passive Voice and Dative of Agency vs. ὑπό + Genitive
This verse contrasts human will with divine agency using distinct grammatical structures. It provides a compelling example of passive voice, prepositional agency, and subject placement to support theological claims about prophecy’s origin.
Passive Verb: ἠνέχθηἠνέχθη is the aorist passive indicative, 3rd person singular of φέρω (“to bring, carry, bear”). Here it means “was brought forth” or “was made.” This passive construction shows that prophecy did not originate by its own effort or human cause.… Learn Koine Greek