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Greek Lessons
- Inside Out: The Verb Morphology of Mark 7:15
- Boasting and Integrity: A Koine and Classical Greek Comparison of 2 Corinthians 7:14
- The Narrow Gate and the Broad Way: A Koine and Classical Greek Comparison of Matthew 7:13
- Declensions in the Shade: Grammatical Depth in Ecclesiastes 7:12
- Declensions in Heavenly Worship: Grammatical Harmony in Revelation 7:11
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Matthew 2:13 and the Greek of Divine Intervention and Urgency
Matthew 2:13
Ἀναχωρησάντων δὲ αὐτῶν ἰδοὺ ἄγγελος Κυρίου φαίνεται κατ’ ὄναρ τῷ Ἰωσὴφ λέγων· Ἐγερθεὶς παράλαβε τὸ παιδίον καὶ τὴν μητέρα αὐτοῦ καὶ φεῦγε εἰς Αἴγυπτον, καὶ ἴσθι ἐκεῖ ἕως ἂν εἴπω σοι· μέλλει γὰρ Ἡρῴδης ζητεῖν τὸ παιδίον τοῦ ἀπολέσαι αὐτό.
Literal English TranslationAnd after they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appears in a dream to Joseph, saying, “Rise, take the child and his mother and flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you, for Herod is about to seek the child to destroy him.”
Grammatical Precision and Narrative Speed Ἀναχωρησάντων δὲ αὐτῶν Genitive aorist participle of ἀναχωρέω (“to depart, withdraw”).… Learn Koine Greek