Thanks Rick! You’re right buddy- this is a word I will use nearly hourly with giddy joy!
Beloved reader- when you see the word ἀποκένους from hence just remember- it describes the dilettantes far better than the word ‘dilettante’ does. And it’s easier to spell (David Ker).
But shouldn’t they be ἀποκένοι?
By: djpursiful on September 10, 2008
at 8:14 am
only if you want to use the nominative case where the accusative belongs
By: Jim on September 10, 2008
at 8:18 am
It’s a nominative adjective in the predicate position: “They are ἀποκένοι.” And it’s a really cool word that I’ll have to work into my everyday speech somehow
By: djpursiful on September 10, 2008
at 9:00 am
and yet i abandon all the man made rules and use it in the accusative because i wish to be accusatory.
By: Jim on September 10, 2008
at 9:03 am
Not only that, the instance referred to in Hermas is in the accusative plural (though in that instance, it has the article as well).
By: Rick Brannan on September 10, 2008
at 4:41 pm
well hermas is being accusatory too! so there, darrel! its me and hermas against you.
By: Jim on September 10, 2008
at 4:48 pm
Is my name in your post as a synonym?
By: David Ker on September 10, 2008
at 11:14 pm