Anacoluthon begins one grammatical construction and then shifts into another before the first is completed.
Anacoluthon begins one grammatical construction and then shifts into another before the first is completed.
Anacoluthon is a syntactical break in which the discourse changes direction, often because an inserted thought, emotion, or developing argument interrupts the expected grammatical completion.
These examples show how Anacoluthon functions in biblical language, rhetoric, poetry, prophecy, narrative, or theological imagery.
For this reason I, Paul... then a long explanatory digression
The sentence begins in one direction and is interrupted by explanation before Paul resumes the prayer.
just as sin came into the world... followed by extended explanation
The comparison begins and is expanded before the matching conclusion is fully developed.
from those who seemed to be influential... what they were makes no difference
Paul’s thought shifts mid-construction as he qualifies the status of the Jerusalem leaders.
I know a man in Christ... whether in the body...
The description proceeds through interruptions and qualifications before the main point is completed.
as I urged you... remain at Ephesus so that you may charge
The opening construction compresses an earlier command and present purpose in an uneven flow.
grace... from him who is and who was and who is to come
The divine title resists ordinary grammatical adjustment, creating a reverent irregularity.
when you see the abomination... let the reader understand
The parenthetical interruption affects the expected flow of the warning.
and it was not without an oath...
The sentence proceeds through explanatory comparisons before the conclusion about Jesus as guarantor.
if God did not spare... then the Lord knows how to rescue
A long conditional chain delays and complicates the completing conclusion.
Would that you... but now they are hidden
The lament begins as an unrealized wish and turns abruptly to judgment.
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