Adverb correlative

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A correlative adverb is an adverbial particle used with a correlative conjunction to join together two different words, phrases, or clauses.

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Correlative particles are used as a pair to join together two different words, phrases, or clauses. The first particle is a correlative adverb. The second particle is a correlative conjunction. For example, consider the sentence, “You may choose either this book or that book.” The words “either” and “or” are correlative particles. The word “either” is a correlative adverb. The word “or” is a correlative conjunction. The two correlative particles work together and as a result join together the two phrases “this book” and “that book.”

Example: 1 Thessalonians 5:10

εἴτε	γρηγορῶμεν	εἴτε	καθεύδωμεν	ἅμα	σὺν	αὐτῷ	ζήσωμεν
eite	grēgorōmen	eite	katheudōmen	hama	syn	autō	zēsōmen
whether	we are awake	or	we are asleep	together	with	him	we will live

whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him.”

Matthew 9:37

τότε

λέγει

τοῖς

μαθηταῖς

αὐτοῦ

Ὁ

μὲν

θερισμὸς

πολύς

οἱ

δὲ

ἐργάται

ὀλίγοι·

tote

legei

tois

mathētais

autou

ho

men

therismos

polys

hoi

de

ergatai

oligoi?

then

he says

to

disciples

his

the

harvest

(is)

much

the

but

workers

(are)

few

Then he says to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few.

Note

The adverbial particle μεν is not translated.

Luke 16:13

ἢ

γὰρ

τὸν

ἕνα

μισήσει

καὶ

τὸν

ἕτερον

ἀγαπήσει

ἢ

ἑνὸς

ἀνθέξεται

καὶ

τοῦ

ἑτέρου

καταφρονήσει

ē

gar

ton

hena

misēsei

kai

ton

heteron

agapēsei

ē

henos

anthexetai

kai

tou

heterou

kataphronēsei

either

for

the

one

he will hate

and

the

other

he will love?

or

one

he will be devoted

and

the

other

he will dispise

for either he will hate the one and he will love the other, or else he will be devoted to one and he will despise the other.