The Basics of New Testament Syntax
An Intermediate Greek Grammar
Chapter One
The Nominative Case
Overview of Nominative Uses
Primary Uses of the Nominative 29
1. Subject 29
2. Predicate Nominative 30
3. Nominative in Simple Apposition 33
Grammatically Independent Uses of the Nominative 34
4. Nominative Absolute 34
5. Nominativus Pendens (Pendent Nominative) 34
6. Parenthetic Nominative (Nominative of Address) 35
7. Nominative for Vocative 35
8. Nominative of Exclamation 36
INTRODUCTION: UNAFFECTED FEATURES
The nominative is the case of specific designation. The Greeks referred to it
as the "naming case" for it often names the main topic of the sentence. The main
topic in a sentence semantically is, of course, very similar to the syntactical subject,
but the two are not ... read full excerpt from: The Basics of New Testament Syntax: An Intermediate Greek Grammar ebook
