[gothic-l] Re: A genitive query?

[llama_nom]

Hi Robyn,

No mistake: this is a very commmon idiom.  When the preposition IN 
is followed by the genitive, it means "because of", "on account of" 
(see Wright's Grammar of the Gothic Language para. 350.4).  Hence IN 
ÞIZ-EI "because"; IN-UH ÞIS "now, because of this..."

J 14,11: "Believe me, that I [am] in the father and the father in 
me, or if not (i.e. if you still don't believe when I tell you), 
then believe me because of the works (miracles)".

Llama Nom


--- In gothic-l at yahoogroups.com, "robynebray" <robynbray at g...> wrote:
> 
> 
> I'm currently working on a translation of John:14 for my course, 
but 
> I have been totally thrown by the use of the genetive for 'þize 
> waurstwe'in verse 11.
> 
> Galaubeiþ mis þatei ik in attin jah atta in mis; iþ jabai ni, in 
þize 
> waurstwe galaubeiþ mis.
> 
> Could anyone please explain to me why this is? I can't find 
anything 
> to explain this use of the genetive.





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