Johannine grammar
By: by Edwin A. Abbott.
Series: Diatessarica -- 6
Publisher: A. and C. Black
Published: 1906
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 687
Subjects: Bible. -- N.T. -- John -- Criticism, interpretation, etc; Greek language, Biblical -- Grammar
Notes: The author's Johannine vocabulary, published in 1905, forms the first half of this work. cf. Pref.

"References and abbreviations": p. xxv-xxvii.

Contains an Appendix II: Readings of Codex Vaticanus (B) not adopted by Westcott & Hort, pp. 491-504, (14 pgs)
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CONTENTS 
 
References and Abbreviations . . xxv— xxvii 
Introduction 

§ i The scope of the proposed work (1886 — 7) 
§ 2 The arrangement and proportions of the work (1888 — 93) 

BOOK I 
FORMS AND COMBINATIONS OF WORDS 

General warning as to use of Index (1894*) 

Adjectives 

(i) Used predicatively (1894) 
(ii) Special 
(a) Movos (1895, 2664) 
(j8) npwros (1896—1901, 2665—7) 

Adverbs 

(i) Intensive (1902) 
(ii) Special 
(a) "Ava6ev (1903—8) 
(0) "Apn, see vvv (1915 (i)) 
(y) 'Eyyis (1909) 
(8) EM«ur and ev6Cs (1910—15) 
(e) Nvv nd apn (1915 (i)— (vi)) 
(0 Ourcos (1916—7) 
(17) Happrjaia (1917 (i) — (vi)) 
(6) Td X eiov (1918) 

Anacoluthon 

(i) Generally (1919) 
(ii) The Subject suspended (1920—2) 
(iii) Digression (1923—4) 
(iv) Impressionism (1925 — 7) 

AoRlST, see Index 

APODOSIS, see Index 
Apposition 

(i) With proper names (1928) 
(ii) In subdivisions (1929—30) 
(iii) Explaining, or defining (not with Participle) (1931 — 6) 
(iv) With Participle T937— 45) 
(v) Noun repeated in Apposition (1946) 
(vi) Of Pronoun with preceding Subject (1947) 

Article (see also 2669—74) 

(i) Before Nouns in general (1948) 
(ii) Inserted, or omitted, before special Nouns 
(a) Fathers (1949—50) 
(0) Feast (1951) 
(y) Heaven (1952—8) 
(S) Man (1959—61) 
(e) Mountain (1962—3) 
(0 Only begotten (1964) 
(17) Prophet (1965) 
(8) " Teacher [of I srael] !! (1966) 
(iii) Before Names (1967—70) 
(iv) With Participle and " is " or " are " (1971—81) 
(v) With Non-Possessive Adjectives (1982—6) 
(vi) With Possessive Adjectives (1987—9) 
(vii) Omitted, or misplaced (1990 — 4) 
(viii) With Infinitive (1995) 

Asyndeton 

(i) Johannine use of (1996—9) 
(ii) Classification of references (2000 — 8) 

CASES 

I Accusative 

(i) Adverbial (2009—11) 
(ii) Absolute, or suspensive (2012) 
(iii) Denoting time, but not duration (2013) 
(iv) Cognate (2014) 
(v) With special verbs 
(a) 'Aicouo) (2015) 
(j8) Teiofiai (2016—8) 
(y) UpoaKVi>(u> (2019) 

II Dative 

(i) Of instrument (2020) 
(ii) Of time (completion) (2021—4) 
(iii) Of point of time (2025-6) 
(iv) With -napa (2027) 

III Genitive 

(i) Absolute (2028—31) 
(ii) Objective or subjective (2032 — 40) 
(iii) Partitive (2041—2) 
(iv) Before Nouns (2043) 
(v) Special passages 
(a) With npaiTos and Trpcorov (2044) 
(£) Tifcpidbos (2045) 
(y) 'H 8ia(nropa tS>v 'EAAi/i'coi' (2046) 
(8) Ta j3aia tcov (poiviKcov (2047) 
(e) UapaaKevr] tov Tvacr\a (2048) 

IV Nominative 

(i) Special passage 
(a) 'O Kvpuk pov (2049—51) 

V Vocative (see also 2679—82) 
(i) Special passages 
(a) Uar^p (2052—3) 

Conjunctions (1894*) : for a.v, lav, orav, '6t€, see Index 

(i) Johannine use of (2054) 
(ii) 'AXXd 
(a) 'AXXd = contrariety, "not this but that, or, something 
more" (2055—7) 
03) 'AXXfl = difference, " nevertheless " (2058—9) 
(y) Special passages (2060—2) 
(8) 'AXX' in (2063—4) 

(iii) Tip 

(a) Synoptic and Johannine use (2065 — 6 
(/3) Special passages (2067 — 8) 
(iv) A€ 
(a) Consecutive or adversative f2069 — 73) 
(/3) Third word, or later, in its clause (2074—6 
(y) Mo/...8e(2077) 
(v) El 
(a) Ei, corresponding to av, in Words of the Lord (2078 — 9, 
(j8) Et em (2080—6) 
(vi) 'Eirei 
(a) 'E7T6i Trapaa-Ktvi) rji> (2087 — 8) 
(vii) "Ecus 
(a) Not confused with cos- (2089) 
(viii) "H and r\-ntp 
(a) "H (2090-1) 
(0) "H7T6P (2092) 
(ix) "Iva (see also 2686—90) 
(a) In John, expresses, or implies, purpose (2093) 
(0) In John, never merely appositional (2094 — 6) 
(y) Special passages (2097—2103) 
(8) "iva and Subjunctive, compared with Infinitive (2104 1 
(«) Omission of principal verb before Iva (2105 — 12) 
(f) Dependent on verb implied in question (2113; 

(77) With Indicative (2114) 

(6) Connexion of (2115) 
(0 "lv...iva (2116— 21) 
(x) KaOois 
(a) Suspensive (2122) 
(0) Followed by Kai or K«yd> in Apodosis (2123 — 7) 
(y) Supplementary (2128—32 1 

(xi) KaC 
(a) Km in narrative (Hebraic) (2133—4) 
(0) Km connecting affirmation and negation (2135) 
(y) Km = " and yet " (2136—40) 
(8) Special instances of kcii = u and yet " (2141 — 5) 
(«) Km introducing an exclamation (2146) 
(f ) Km meaning " also " (2147) 
(77) Km' in Apodosis, after a, el, icadws etc. in Protasis (2148) 
(6) Km fyi«s (2149) 
(t) Km in Crasis (2150) 
((C) KllKt'lVOS (2151) 
(X) Km " also," connexion of (2152—3) 
(/*) Km " also " in viii. 25 (2154—6) 
(0 Km meaning " [indeed] and " (2157) 
(|) Kai iav (2158—9) 
(o) K&v (2160) 
(*■) Km... Km, "both... and" (2161—6) 
(p) Kal yap (2167) 
(a-) Km' omitted between two adjectives (2168) 
(xii) M«v, |x«vToi (2169—70) 
(xiii) "Ottov (2171—2) 
(xiv) "Oirws (2173) 
(xv) "On (see also 2694-5) 
(a) "On (1) suspensive, (2) explanatory (2174—7) 
(0) "On introducing (1) cause of action, (2) ground of 

statement (2178—80) 

(y) "On (?) " that " or " because " (2181—6) 
(8) "On p ) (2187) 
(e) Ov X on (2188) 
(0 "Or< recitativum (2189—90) 
(xvi) Ovv 
(a) In Christ's words (2191—7) 
(0) Applied to Christ's acts (2198—2200) 
(xvii) 'fis 
(a) '<fc(?) for eas (2201) 
(/3) 'fly "as it were" (2202) 
(xviii) "ft™ (2203, 2697) 

Ellipsis 

(i) Of two kinds (2204) 
(ii) Contextual (2205—9) 
(a) 'E«i> oui* 6((x>prjT( (2210 — 2) 


(iii) Idiomatic 

(a) Ellipsis of " some " (2213—5) 
(fl) Ellipsis (?) of " gate " (2216) 
(y) Ellipsis of " daughter " (or " wife " ?) (2217; 
(8) 'AAA' Iva, see 2063—4 and 2105—12 
(«) Oi x Sti (2218—9) 
(0 Ellipsis after " I am " (2220—8) 
(i?) Ellipsis of cWt (2229—30) 

Imperative, see Index 

Infinitive, see Index 

Interrogative Sentences 

(i) Interrogative particles (2231) 
(a) Or rf (2232) 
(j8) ObKoiv (2233—4) 

(y) Mij (2235) 
(ii) Interrogative tone (2236—47) 
(iii) Questions without interrogative particle (2248) 
(iv) Indirect interrogative (2249 — 51) 

Mood 

(i) Imperative, Indicative, Infinitive, and Subjunctive, see Index 
(ii) Optative (2252) 

Negative Particles 

(i) M^ (2253—4) 
(ii) Ov (i-q with Future and Subjunctive (2255) 
(iii) El ov (2256) 
(iv) Ov...ov8ek (2257) 
(v) Ovt«..W (2258—9) 
(vi) Ov (or |xt() combined with was (2260 — 3) 
(vii) Ov v.r. oWa) (2264—5) 
(viii) Ov X <(2265(i)) 

Number 

(i) Plural referring to preceding Singular (2266) 
(ii) Plural Neuter with Plural Verb (2267) 
(iii) Special words 
(a) Ae/tara f2268 -9) 
(j8) 'i/xaVta (2270) 

Participle (1894*) 

(i) Causal (2271—3) 
(ii Tenses of (see also Tense 2499—2510) 
(a) Tv(pUs &v (2274) 
(/3) 'O u>v iv tg> ovpava (2275) 
(y) 'H tKfidtjacra (2276) 
(iii) Present with r> (2277) 
(iv) Agreement of (2278) 
(v) Prefatory use of (2279) 

Prepositions (for o-vv see 2799 (ii)) 
Introductory Note (2280) 

(i) 'Avci (2281—3) 
(ii) 'Avri (2284—7) 
(iii)'Am5 
(a) 'Afl-o and e< meaning "[some] of," see 2213 — 5 
(0) 'Atto, transposition of (2288) 
(y) 'Atto and e\ describing domicile or birthplace (2289 — 93) 
(8) 'A7ro, in, and napd, with e£(pxop.ai, see 2326 — 8 
(iv) Aid (see also 2705, 2715) 
(i) Aiti with Accusative of Person (2294—2300) 
(2) Aui with Genitive of Person (2301—4) 
(v) Els (see also 2706 foil.) 
(a) For TTia-rcuew eir, see 1480 foil. 
(|3) Eis without verb of motion (2305 — 9) 
(y) Ei's, " to " or " into " (2310—11) 
(8) Eis fatjv almviov (2312 — 6) 
(e) "O^ovrm els (2317—8) 
(f) Eis reAos (2319—23) 
(vi) 'Ek 
(a) 'Ek meaning " some of," see 2213 — 5 
(0) 'Ek meaning " native of," as distinguished from drro 
"coming from," or "resident in," see 2289 — 93 
(y) 'Ek fiirpov (2324) 
(8) 'Ek with (rco^o) and rr/pe'co (2325) 
(e) 'Ek, dno, and irapd, with etjtpxopai (2326 — 8) 
(£) 'Ek with irXrjpooi and ye/xi£ co (2329) 
(vii) "E^-irpoo-ecv (2330) 

(viii) 'Ev 

(a) 'Ev used metaphorically, e.g. " abide in," see 1881 
03) 'Ev used temporally (2331) 
(y) 'Ev quasi-instrumental (2332) 
(8) 'Ev used locally, iv tu ya£o<f)v\aKia> (2333 — 4) 
(ix) 'Evwiriov (2335) 
(x) 'Eiri 
(i) 'Eni with Accusative (2336) 
(2) 'Eiri with Dative (2337—9) 
(3) 'Errl with Genitive 
(a) 'Eirl t?is e a \a(T(rr,s (2340—6) 
(/3) 'Ent tov araupov (2347) 
(xi) Kara (2348) 
(xii) MtTd 
(a) Mera 'lovBalov (2349—50) 
((3) Ot /xer' avrov ovra (2351) 
(y) Mera compared with rrapd (2352 — 3) 
(xiii) Ilapa 
(1) Ilapa with Accusative (2354) 
(2) Ilapa with Dative 
(a) Ilapa with Dative and perd with Genitive, see 2352 — 3 
O) Synoptic and Johannine use (2355) 
(3) Ilapa with Genitive (2356) 
(4) Ilapa with Genitive and with Dative interchanged 
(2357—9) 
(xiv) n« P C (2360) 
(xv) n P 6 
(a) npo e'poG (2361—2) 
(0) npo transposed, see 2288 
(xvi) IIpos 
(1) npdy with Accusative, with verb of rest (2363 — 6) 
(2) Ilpdy repeated after verb of motion (2367) 
(3) npo? with Dative (2368) 
(xvii) 'Yir^p (2369—71, see also 2718—22) 
(xviii) 'Yir6 and (htokcL™ (2372) 

(1) 'Ytto with Accusative (2372) 
(2) 'Ytto with Genitive (2373) 

PRONOUNS 

I Demonstrative 

(i) Avros (2374—80, see also 2723—7) 
(ii) 'EKtivos (2381—5, see also 2729—32) 
(iii) Ovtos(2386) 
(a) Am tovto (2387—91) 
(j8) 'Ev roirco (2392—3) 
(■y) Mera tovto or tcivtci (2394) 
(8) Avroi) omitted and raCra repeated (2395 — 7) 
(iv) Toiovtos (2398) 

II Personal 

(i) Insertion for emphasis (2399—2400) 
(ii) 'EyA (2401) 
(iii) 2{, (2402—4) 

III Relative 

(i) "Os 
(a) Attraction of the Relative (2405—7) 
(j8) 'Ev rw ovo^iaTi aov w 8(8a>Kcis /xoi (2408 — 11) 
(y) '~Evto\i]v Kaivr)v...o (2412) 
(ii) "Oo-ns (2413) 
(a) "Oo-tls av, or iav (2414—6) 

Subject 

(i) Collective or noun group (2417 — 8) 
(ii) Neuter plural (2419—20) 
(iii) Suspended (2421) 
(a) Tlav 6 Se'Sw/caf (2422, 2740—4) 
(iv) Omitted in partitive clauses (2423) 
(v) "They" non-pronominal (2424—6) 
(vi) " We " non-pronominal (2427—8) 
(a) " We know (ot8a/xn/) " (2429—35) 


TENSE Tense-rules and word-rules (2436) 

I In the Imperative Mood 
Aorist (first) and Present (2437—9 (v)) 

II In the Indicative Mood 

(i) Aorist (see also 2747—55 and 2785—90) 
(i) Aorist compared with Perfect (2440 — 9) 
(2) Aorist of special verbs 
(a) 'Akovw (2450—2) 
(0) 'AjtootAXgi (2453) 
(y) At'Sw/xi (2454—5) 
(8) Elrrov (2456) 
(e) "Ep^o/iai and i^ip^ofiai (2457) 
(0 Mevco (2458) 

(3) Aorist for English Pluperfect (2459—62) 

(ii) Future, see 2484 foil, and 2255 

(iii) Imperfect 

(1) The Imperfect in general (2463 — 6 (i)) 
(a) "EXeyoy (2467—70) 
(/3) "HdeXov (2471—2) 

(iv) Perfect 

(1) As the result of Johannine style (2473—5) 
(2) As the result of Johannine thought (2476 — 7) 
(3) Second Perfects (2478—9) 

(v) Pluperfect (2480—1) 

(vi) Present (see also 2760—6 (i)) 
(1) Historic Present (2482—3) 
(2) Present of Prophecy and Present of Law (2484 — 94) 

III In the Infinitive Mood 

(i) Infinitive compared with Iva and Subjunctive (2495 1 
(ii) Aorist and Present (2496—8, 2767) 

IV In Participles 

(i) Aorist (2499—2505) 
(ii) Perfect (2506) 
(iii) Present (2507—10) 

V In the Subjunctive Mood 

(i) Aorist and Present (2511) 
(o) In Deliberative Subjunctive (2512) 
(j8) With tdv (or &v) " if" (2513—5 (i)) 
(y) With Sv and Relative (2516) 
(5) "Av Tivav KpcniJTe (2517—20) 
(e) With ihp m (2521—3) 
(0 With Iva (2524—9) 
(77) "Iva fiij awoBvi-ja-Ki] (vi. 50, in Codex B) (2530) 
(6) With orai. (2531-5) 

Voice 
(i) Middle 
(a) Alrovpai (2536) 
03) 'ArroKpivaaBai (2537) 
(ii) Passive 
(a) 'Efcpv/37; (2538—43) 



BOOK II ARRANGEMENT, VARIATION, AND REPETITION OF WORDS 

CHAPTER I ARRANGEMENT AND VARIATION 

§ 1 Variation in repetition or quotation (2544 — 53) 
§ 2 Chiasmus (2554 — 7) 
§ 3 The Possessive Genitive (2558—69, see also 2776—84) 
§ 4 Miscellaneous (2570—86) 

CHAPTER II REPETITION 

§ 1 The nature of Johannine repetition (2587) 
§ 2 Jewish canons of repetition (2588 — 90) 
§ 3 Repetition through negation (2591) 
§ 4 Repetition in the Synoptists (2592—3) 
§ 5 The Johannine Prologue (2594 — 7) 
§ 6 Johannine repetition through negation (2598 — 2600) 
§ 7 Twofold repetition in the Baptist's teaching (2601—2) 
§ 8 Twofold repetition in Christ's words (2603—6) 
§ 9 Twofold repetition in narrative (2607) 
§ io Twofold or threefold repetition (2608 — 11) 
§ 1 1 Threefold repetition (2612—23) 
§ 12 Sevenfold repetition (2624 — 7) 

CHAPTER III CONNEXION OF SENTENCES 

§ i Self-corrections (2628—30) 
§ 2 Parentheses (2631—5 (ii)) 
§ 3 Instances of doubtful connexion (2636 — 40) 

APPENDIX I 

TWOFOLD MEANINGS AND EVENTS 

§ i Our Lord's Sayings (2641 — 2), § 2 The Sayings of the Disciples 
and of the Evangelist (2643 — 4), § 3 The Sayings of others 
(2645), § 4 Events (2646—9) 

APPENDIX II 

READINGS OF CODEX VATICANUS NOT ADOPTED BY 
WESTCOTT AND HORT 

§ 1—2 Introductory Remarks ; Tischendorf and the Photograph 
(2650—3), § 3 List of Readings (2654—62), Pause-spaces 
(2663) 

NOTES ON PRECEDING PARAGRAPHS (2664-2799) 
For summary of Contents, see pp. 506 — 7