Ethelbert W. Bullinger
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- Zeug´-ma. Greek ζεῦγμα, a yoke; from ζεύγνυμι (zeugnumi), to join or yoke together. This name is given to the figure, because one verb is yoked on to two subjects while grammatically it strictly refers only to one of them: The two subjects properly require two different verbs. This figure, therefore, differs from one of the ordinary forms of Ellipsis, where one of the two verbs is omitted which belongs to only one clause.Page 131Figures of Speech Used in the Bible: Explained and IllustratedZeug´-ma. Greek ζεῦγμα, a yoke; from ζεύγνυμι (zeugnumi), to join or yoke together. This name is given to the figure, because one verb is yoked on to two subjects while grammatically it strictly refers only to one of them: The two subjects properly require two different verbs. This figure, therefore, differs from one of the ordinary forms of Ellipsis, where one of the two verbs is omitted which belongs to only one clause. (See under Relative Ellipsis, page 62.) The secondContinue reading »
- I enjoyed 'The Elements of Eloquence', a delightful book on figures of speech which notes: "Poor zeugma! So elegant in the classical world! So silly in ours! like a toga."