Wallace_Nominatives and Vocatives

Question 1

What are the two semantic relationships in subject-predicate nominative constructions? And explain what they mean.

Answer 1

1. Subset proposition: the predicate nominative describes the class to which the subject belongs; “is” does not necessarily mean “equals” (“Jesus is God,” but it would be wrong to say “God is Jesus” because God is Trinity)
2. Convertible proposition: there is an identical exchange (“Jesus is the Son of God” which is the same as “the Son of God is Jesus”)

Question 2

Generally speaking, How is the subject distinguished from predicate nominative?

Answer 2

1. The subject is the known entity (valid for both subset and convertible propositions)

Question 3

Specifically speaking, What three ways is the subject distinguished from predicate nominative?

Answer 3

1. The subject will be a pronoun, whether stated or implied
2. The subject will be articular
3. The subject will be a proper name
   (When only one nominative substantive has one of these grammatical tags, the semantic relationship is subset proposition)

Question 4

What is a common substitute for predicate nominatives, especially with OT quotations?

Answer 4

1. εις + accusative

Do not translate the εις;

Question 5

What is a nominative absolute?

Answer 5

1. The nominative case in introductory material
2. such as titles, headings, salutations, and addresses
3. which are not to be construed as sentences

Question 6

What is a pendent nominative?

Answer 6

1. Grammatically independent
2. Contrary to the absolute, the pendent is used in a sentence
3. Logical rather than syntactical subject at the beginning of a sentence (51)