The Greek Article : A Functional Grammar of ?-items in the Greek New Testament with Special Emphasis on the Greek Article

• Superior document: Linguistic Biblical Studies
• Author: Peters, Ronald D.
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Linguistic Biblical Studies
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (295 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

In The Greek Article, Ronald D. Peters presents a comprehensive, up to date grammar of the Greek article. Employing the principles of Systemic-Functional Linguistics, this new grammar challenges traditional models and provides a uniform, robust description of the article's function.

Table of Contents

Contents; Introduction; Chapter One Historical Overview; 1. The Article in Ancient Greek Writings; 2. The Influence of German Scholarship; 3. The Article in Classical Greek Grammars; 4. The Article in Intermediate and Advanced Biblical Greek Grammars; 5. The Article in Beginning Biblical Greek Grammars; 6. Monographs on the Greek Article; 7. Specialized Studies on the Greek Article; 8. The State of Current Research; Chapter Two The Common Function of the Article and Relative Pronouns: Methodology; 1. The Semantic Function of ο-̔items; 2. The Discourse Function of ο-̔items

3. Selection and Organization of Sample TextsChapter Three Defining and Non-Defining Relative Clauses; 1. Introduction; 2. Defining Relative Clauses; 3. Non-defining Relative Clauses; 4. Conclusion; Chapter Four Relative Clauses as the Head of a Nominal Group; 1. The Relative Clause as Subject or Object; 2. Articular Participial Clauses as Relative Clauses; 3. Articular Participial Clauses as Subject or Complement; 4. Conclusion; Chapter Five ο-̔Items in μεν̀ . . . δε ̀Structures; 1. The Relative Pronoun in ος̔̀ μεν̀ . . . ος̔̀ δε ̀Structures; 2. The Article in ο ̔μεν̀ . . . ο ̔δε ̀Structures

3. Independent ο ̔μεν̀ and ο ̔δε ̀Structures4. Conclusion; Chapter Six The Function of the Article Defined; 1. The Function of the Article as a ο-̔item; 2. How the Article does not Function; 3. The Semantic Function of the Article; 4. The Discourse Function of the Article; 5. Conclusion; Chapter Seven The Article with Individual Parts of Speech; 1. The Article with Participles; 2. The Article with Adjectives; 3. The Article with Adverbs; 4. The Article with Numerals; 5. The Article with Particles; 6. The Article with Infinitives; 7. Conclusion; Chapter Eight The Article with Groups

1. The Article with a Genitive Group2. The Article with Prepositional Groups; 3. Conclusion; Chapter Nine The Article with Nouns; 1. Description of the Article's Function; 2. The Article with Nouns; 3. The Article with Proper Nouns; 4. Conclusion; Chapter Ten The Article as a Structural Element; 1. Definers and Group Structures; 2. Qualifiers and Group Structures; 3. Prepositional Groups and Group Structures; 4. Complex Nominal Group Structures; 5. Conclusion; Chapter Eleven Conclusion; Bibliography; Index of Ancient Authors; Index of Modern Authors; Scripture Index