A genitive absolute is a Greek grammatical construction used in a participle to indicate that the subject of the participle is not the same as the subject of the main clause. It is needed in Greek because verbs are automatically matched to the subject of the main clause. The construction shows ownership of the verb […]
The Saxon genitive explains the origin of the apostrophe in English, which is used to indicate ownership. It derives from Old English, where “es” was commonly used at the end of certain words. Printers eventually replaced the “e” with an apostrophe. Other theories exist, but the Saxon genitive is marked by an apostrophe and an […]
