ANTIMERIA
ANTIMERIA
ANTIMERIA is, when the parts of speech are interchanged with one another. It may be named Enallage of the parts of speech. This interchange may be made in various ways: e.g.-a Substantive for a Verb (Antimeria of a Noun), for a Pronoun, for an Adjective, etc. An Adjective for a Substantive, for a Verb, for an Adverb, etc. A Verb for a Noun (Antimeria of a Verb), etc. An Adverb for a Noun (Antimeria of an Adverb), for a Pronoun, etc.-Examples: Enallage (or Antimeria) of a Noun: a Noun for the Infinitive of a Verb, Mar 12:38, , in His doctrine, i.e. , during His teaching.-Enallage (or Antimeria) of a Verb: the Infinitive is put for a Noun, Heb 2:15, , i.e. during all their life.-The Accusative of an Adjective noun is used adverbially, Php 2:6, . The Gnom. on the passage. To this also we may appropriately refer the Observation of the Gnomon, , to become and to be, with an ADVERB, often makes the signification of the adverb to become that of a NOUN. We have instances in the note upon Joh 1:15.