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Revelation 20:4
July 30, 2023 at 1:20 pm
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In Vulgate in Apocalypsis 20:4, why does it say " et regnaverunt cum Christo mille annis" (ablative? Or is it dative?), rather than " et regnaverunt cum Christo mille annos" (accusative)? They reigned with Christ for a thousand years. As far as I know, " for (some period of time)" is usually expressed with an accusative, rather than with an ablative.
Does anybody here speak Ancient Greek to tell me how it is in the original?
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RE: Revelation 20:4
July 30, 2023 at 1:26 pm
(July 30, 2023 at 1:20 pm)FlatAssembler Wrote: In Vulgate in Apocalypsis 20:4, why does it say "et regnaverunt cum Christo mille annis" (ablative? Or is it dative?), rather than "et regnaverunt cum Christo mille annos" (accusative)? They reigned with Christ for a thousand years. As far as I know, "for (some period of time)" is usually expressed with an accusative, rather than with an ablative.
Does anybody here speak Ancient Greek to tell me how it is in the original?
I have asked this question on Latin StackExchange as well.
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RE: Revelation 20:4
July 30, 2023 at 1:27 pm
(July 30, 2023 at 1:26 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: (July 30, 2023 at 1:20 pm)FlatAssembler Wrote: In Vulgate in Apocalypsis 20:4, why does it say "et regnaverunt cum Christo mille annis" (ablative? Or is it dative?), rather than "et regnaverunt cum Christo mille annos" (accusative)? They reigned with Christ for a thousand years. As far as I know, "for (some period of time)" is usually expressed with an accusative, rather than with an ablative.
Does anybody here speak Ancient Greek to tell me how it is in the original?
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RE: Revelation 20:4
July 30, 2023 at 1:27 pm
There aren't enough ancient Greeks in Texas for me to bother to master the language.
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RE: Revelation 20:4
July 30, 2023 at 1:28 pm
(July 30, 2023 at 1:27 pm)FlatAssembler Wrote: (July 30, 2023 at 1:26 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Why.Don't.You.Look.It.Up?
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RE: Revelation 20:4
July 30, 2023 at 1:30 pm
(July 30, 2023 at 1:27 pm)FlatAssembler Wrote: (July 30, 2023 at 1:26 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Why.Don't.You.Look.It.Up?
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How do I look that up? Google
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RE: Revelation 20:4
July 30, 2023 at 1:32 pm
(July 30, 2023 at 1:30 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: (July 30, 2023 at 1:27 pm)FlatAssembler Wrote: How do I look that up? Google
They didn’t teach him how to use Google at university.
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RE: Revelation 20:4
July 30, 2023 at 1:32 pm
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(July 30, 2023 at 1:20 pm)FlatAssembler Wrote: In Vulgate in Apocalypsis 20:4, why does it say "et regnaverunt cum Christo mille annis" (ablative? Or is it dative?), rather than "et regnaverunt cum Christo mille annos" (accusative)? They reigned with Christ for a thousand years. As far as I know, "for (some period of time)" is usually expressed with an accusative, rather than with an ablative.
Does anybody here speak Ancient Greek to tell me how it is in the original?
I have asked this question on Latin StackExchange as well.
It is accusative. I'm working on the Greek, AND the context.
Can be either. "for a thousand years" is translating as ablative.
The Greek is "χίλια" ἔτη". Adjective and noun. Thousand years.
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RE: Revelation 20:4
July 30, 2023 at 1:32 pm
(July 30, 2023 at 1:30 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: (July 30, 2023 at 1:27 pm)FlatAssembler Wrote: How do I look that up? Google
OK, what exactly should I type into Google?
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RE: Revelation 20:4
July 30, 2023 at 1:35 pm
(July 30, 2023 at 1:32 pm)FlatAssembler Wrote: (July 30, 2023 at 1:30 pm)Gawdzilla Sama Wrote: Google
OK, what exactly should I type into Google?
Jaysus. Try ‘revelation 20:4 original Greek’.
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