Conjunction subordinating

Summary

A subordinating conjunction connects two phrases, clauses, or sentences that are NOT equally salient within a portion of text. The second phrase, clause, or sentence is logically dependent in some way on the initial phrase, clause, or sentence.

Article

In English, some common subordinating conjunctions include the words “since,” “because,” “before,” and “until.” These conjunctions are often to connect phrases that, logically, are NOT equally salient to the text. For example, consider the sentence: “I like apples because they are juicy.” In the above sentence, the word “because” is a subordinating conjunction. It indicates the reason why the speaker likes apples. It does NOT indicate why apples are juicy. The second clause (“they are juicy”) is NOT as logically salient to the text as the first clause (“I like apples”). For another example, consider the sentence: “John went to the store until it closed.”] In the above sentence, the word “until” is a subordinating conjunction. It indicates how long John went to the store. It does NOT indicate how long the store stayed open. The second clause (“it close”) is NOT as logically salient to the text as the first clause (“John went to the store”).

Examples

Example: Mark 12:34

ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἰδὼν αὐτὸν ὅτι νουνεχῶς ἀπεκρίθη εἶπεν αὐτῷ οὐ μακρὰν εἶ ἀπὸ τῆς Βασιλείας τοῦ Θεοῦ

ho Iēsous idōn auton hoti nounechōs apekrithē eipen autō ou makran ei apo tēs Basileias tou Theou

The Jesus when he saw that wisely he had answered he said to him not far you are from the kingdom of God

When Jesus saw that he had given a wise answer, he said to him, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.”

Matthew 12:17 Μετανοεῖτε, ἤγγικεν γὰρ ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν.

MAtthew 7:1 Μὴ κρίνετε, ἵνα μὴ κριθῆτε·