William Lawson

As a young scholar I had dreams of making a contribution in the area of biblical languages. I wanted to make the richness of the Hebrew and Greek texts more accessible to interpreters of the Bible. I studied both Hebrew and Greek and my doctoral degree was in biblical studies and specifically biblical languages. However, when I began my teaching ministry I felt led by God to meet a more urgent need, biblical interpretation methodology, and I devoted myself to that discipline. Now that I am retired I finally have time to go back to that early ambition of making a contribution in the area of biblical languages. In Greek Grammar Gems I seek to identify the ways that New Testament Greek expresses emphasis. My goal is to enable students of the New Testament to recognize what is emphasized in the Greek text so that their study of the New Testament can be enriched. This guide is not comprehensive, but it does represent a lifetime of study of the ways New Testament Greek expresses emphasis. It is my earnest desire that you will benefit from my study of ways that Greek expresses emphasis and use it productively in your own interpretation of the New Testament.… (plus d'informations)

INTRODUCTION NOUNS Gender of Nouns Number of Nouns Plurals Emphasizing Extent Plurals Emphasizing Respect Function of Nouns The Naming Function (To Set Apart for Emphasis) The Limiting Function (To Intensify a Cognate Verb) The Describing Function To Express the Superlative Degree To Add an Intensifying Modifier To Intensify the Same Noun or a Near Synonym With Prepositions With ה Directive The Repetition of Nouns The Noun אִישׁ (In an Absolute Sense) The Noun אֱלֹהִים The Noun אֱמֶת (To Emphasize Faithfulness) The Noun כֹּל (In an Absol ute Sense) The Noun לֵב (To Emphasize Earnestness) The Noun רוּחַ Other Significant Nouns THE ARTICLE (With Adjectives to Express the Superlative Degree) PREPOSITIONS The Preposition אַחַר The Preposition אֶל The Preposition אֵ֫צֶל The Preposition אֵת The Prefixed Preposition בְּ .(To Emphasize Duration or Extent) The Preposition בַּ֫יִן The Preposition בַּ֫עַד The Preposition יַעַן
The Prefixed Preposition כְּ (With an Intensifying Force) The Prefixed Preposition לְ Reflexively with an Intensifying Force To Emphasize Extent The Preposition לְמַעַן The Preposition לפְנֵי The Prefixed Preposition מִן־ To Indicate the Comparative Degree To Emphasize Extent The Preposition עַד (To Emphasize Extent) The Preposition עַל (To Emphasize Preeminence) The Preposition עִם The Preposition תַּחַת PRONOUNS Personal Pronouns Independent Personal Pronouns As the Emphatic Subject in a Verb Clause As the Emphatic Subject in a Verbless Clause Emphatically with a Personal Pronoun Suffix Personal Pronoun Suffixes (With the Prepositions לְ and על ) Demonstrative Pronouns To Specify Emphatically As an Emphatic Particle In Contrasts for Emphasis The Relative Pronouns INTERROGATIVES The Interrogative Particle הֲ In Rhetorical Questions Implying a Negative Response In Rhetorical Questions Implying a Positive Response The Interrogatives אֵי and אַיֵּה (In Rhetorical Questions) The Interrogative אֵיךְ In Rhetorical Questions In Exclamations The Interrogative מִי In Rhetorical Questions In an Absolute Sense To Express Strong Desire The Interrogative מָה In Rhetorical Questions In Exclamations In an Absolute Sense The Interrogative מַדּ֥וּעַ NUMBERS Cardinal Numbers Ordinal Numbers Numbers as Multiples The Number אֶחָד The Number רְבָבָה ADJECTIVES To Express the Comparative Degree To Express the Superlative Degree With a Plural Noun or Substantive With a Plural Pronominal Suffix With the Definite Article The Adjective גָּדוֹל The Adjective רַב The Adjective תָּמִים Other Significant Adjectives VERBS The Verb Stems The Verb States The Perfect State To Emphasize What Is Certain To Emphasize What Is Said To Emphasize Decisive Action To Emphasize What Is Characteristically True The Imperfect State To Emphasize What Is Characteristically True In Assurances and Warnings To Emphasize Commitment and Determination In Absolute Prohibitions and Denials The Cohortative Mood (To Emphasize Desire or Resolve) The Jussive Mood (To Emphasize a Wish or Desire) The Imperative Mood In Urgent Entreaties In Strong Assurances Like an Interjection To Emphasize a Wish or Desire The Verb אָמַן The Verb גָּדַל The Verb כָּבֵד The Verb עָמַד The Verb רָבָה Other Significant Verbs INFINITIVES The Construct Infinitive The Absolute Infinitive (To Intensify a Cognate Verb) PARTICIPLES Verbal Participles To Emphasize Continuous Action To Emphasize What Is Imminent and Certain Substantival Participles (In an Absolute Way) CONJUNCTIONS The Conjunction אוֹ The Conjunction אִם (To Emphasize Certainty) The Conjunction אַף To Emphasize What Is Affirmed In a Fortiori Arguments The Conjunction וְ (To Joi n Words for Emphasis) The Conjunction כִּי (To Emphasiz e Certainty) The Conjunction לוּ (To Emphasize a Wish or Desire) The Conjunction פֶּן־ (To Introduce a Strong Warning) ADVERBS The Adverb אַךְ To Restrict or Limit To Emphasize Certainty To Emphasize Extent The Adverb גַּם To Emphasize Extent To Emphasize Inclusion or Exclusion The Adverb הֵ֫נָּה To Emphasize Everywhere To Emphasize Duration The Adverb לָ֭נֶצַח (To Emphasize Extent) The Adverb מְאֹד (To Emphasize Extent) The Adverb מַהֵר (To Emphasize Suddenness) The Adverb מְהֵרָה (To Emphasize Suddenness) The Adverb עוֹד (To Emphasize Persistence) The Adverb עַתָּ֫ה To Emphasize Urgency In Emphatic Phrases The Adverbs פֶּתַע and פִּתְא ֹֽם (To Emphasize Suddenness) The Adverb רֶ֫גַע (To Emphasize Suddenness) The Adverb רַק To Restrict or Limit To Emphasize Extent To Emphasize Truth or Certainty To Emphasize Priority The Adverb תָּמִיד (To Emphasize Persistence) Other Significant Adverbs NEGATIVES The Negative אַ֫יִן To Imply Impossibility To Deny Absolutely The Negative אַל (To Express a Negative Wish or Desire) The Negatives בַּל and בְּלִי (In Absolute Denials) The Negative בִּלְתִּי (With a Limiting Force) The Negative לֹא To Deny Absolutely In Strong Prohibitions To Imply Impossibility In Rhetorical Questions INTERJECTIONS The Interjection אֲהָהּ The Interjection אוֹי The Interjection אָֽנָּ֫א The Interjection בִּי The Interjection הוֹי The Interjection הֵן The Interjection הִנֵּה The Interjection חָלִ֫ילָה The Interjection נָא In Urgent Requests and Entreaties In Urgent Commands and Prohibitions To Express Strong Wishes or Desires To Emphasize Necessity or Determination SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY ABOUT THE AUTHOR… (plus d'informations)