Revelation 20:10
Footnote:
| 24b | A genitive "day" and "night" are used here expressing agency. They are not in the accusative. Genitive of Cause / Reason (Aetiological Genitive) indicates why the action happens. This is common with verbs expressing pain, suffering, fear, or passive treatment. For example: τοὺς ἐχθροὺς φόβου βασανισθήσονται — “the enemies will be tortured by/through fear” Verbs like νικᾶσθαι / ἡττᾶσθαι (“to be conquered / defeated”) are flexible: they can take dative of person, ὑπό + genitive, or simply genitive. Impersonal agents (like “it is said,” “it happens”) rarely take ὑπό + genitive. |