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                                  ..        FIGURES INVOLVING OMISSION.
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ELLIPSIS: or, Omission. page. 3
The omission of a word or words in a sentence.                                                    

    

A.  Absolute Ellipsis: 4
        Where the omitted word or words are to be supplied from the nature of the subject.

 

  ….. I. Nouns and pronouns. 4
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   …..    1. The Nominative. 4
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     …..  2. The Accusative. 8
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   …..   3. Pronouns. 18
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    . ….. 4. Other connected words. 20
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…..II. Verbs and participles. 25
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     … 1. When the verb finite is wanting: 26
…………..(a) especially the verb to say. 32
  

……..2. When the verb infinitive is wanting: 35
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………….(a) after  יָכֹל (yahkōl), to be able. 35
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         … (b) after the verb to finish. 36
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3       …   (c) after another verb (pers. or impers.). 36

 

………3. When the verb substantive is wanting. 37
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     …  4. When the participle is wanting. 46
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…..III. Certain connected words in the same member of a passage. 47
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…..IV. A whole clause. 51
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      …  1. The former part. 51
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     …   2. The latter part, or Apodosis. (ANANTAPODOTON). 53
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   …   .3. A comparison. 55
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B. Relative Ellipsis: 56


…..I. Where the omitted word is to be supplied from a COGNATE word in the context. 56


     … 1. The noun from the verb. 56
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    .  …2. The verb from the noun. 57


…..II. Where the omitted word is to be supplied from a CONTRARY word. 58


…..III. Where the omitted word is to be supplied from ANALAGOUS or related words. 61


…..VI. Where the omitted word is contained in ANOTHER word: 62
    …..  (SYNTHETON, COMPOSITIO, CONCISA LOCUTIO, CONSTRUCTIO PRÆGNANS).
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C. Ellipsis of Repetition: 70


…..I. Simple: where the omission is supplied from a preceding or succeeding clause. 71


……….1. From a preceding clause. 71
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       . …   (a) Nouns and pronouns. 71
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        . …  (b) Verbs. 81
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         . … (c) Particles. 93
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           .   …  (i.) Negatives. 93
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            .  … (ii.) Interrogatives. 94
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      .  …  2. From a succeeding clause. 103
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…..II. Complex: where both clauses are involved (SEMI-DUPLEX ORATIO). 110
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         … 1. Single words. 110
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       … .2. Sentences. 111


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False Ellipsis in A.V. 114
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ZEUGMA: or, Unequal Yoke. Two words unequally yoked by one verb. 131
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…..1. Protozeugma: or, Ante-yoke. (INJUNCTUM). 131
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…..2. Mesozeugma: or, Middle-yoke.(CONJUNCTUM). 134
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…..3. Hypozeugma: or, End-yoke. 134
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…..4. Synezeugmenon: or, Connected-yoke (ADJUNCTUM). 135
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ASYNDETON: or, No Ands. 137
 An enumeration of things without conjunctions.
 (ASYNTHETON, DIALYSIS, DIALYTON, SOLUTUM, DISSOLUTIO, EPITROCHASMOS,
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APHÆRESIS: or, Front-Cut. The cutting off the front syllable of a word. 149

 

APOCOPE: or, End-Cut. The cutting off the last syllable of a word. 150
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APOSIOPESIS: or, Sudden Silence (RETICENTIA).
  Breaking off what is being said, with sudden silence. 151
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…….1. In Promise. 151
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…….2. In Anger and Threatening. 152
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…….3. In Grief or Complaint. 153
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…….4. In Enquiry and Deprecation. 154

 

MEIOSIS: or, a Belittleing. A belittleing of one thing to magnify another. 155

   (LITOTES, DIMINUTIO, EXTENUATIO).

 


TAPEINOSIS: or, Demeaning. 159
A lessening of a thing in order to increase it. (ANTENANTIOSIS, ANÆRESIS)

 

…….1. Positively. 159
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…….2. Negatively. 160

 

CATABASIS (see Anabasis). 165

 


SYLLOGISMUS: or, Omission of the Conclusion. 165
(SIGNIFICATIO, RATIOCINATIO, EMPHASIS).

 

ENTHYMEMA: or, Omission of the Premiss. 167
(COMMMENTUM, CONCEPTIO).
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From “Figures Of Speech Used In The Bible” by E. W. Bullinger, (Public Domain)
pages XIX-XLVI. Amended for website compatibility. See original at link.
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