QUESTION
Dennis, I’m having trouble with the beginning construction. Can you explain why τὸ παύσασθαι is articular? The accusative subject also has an article. Is that common?
Acts 20:1 (NA27)
Μετὰ δὲ τὸ παύσασθαι τὸν θόρυβον μεταπεμψάμενος ὁ Παῦλος τοὺς μαθητὰς καὶ παρακαλέσας, ἀσπασάμενος ἐξῆλθεν πορεύεσθαι εἰς Μακεδονίαν.
Response
All infinitive objects of a preposition are articular. It is a rule that our Grammatical Commentary (GC) discovered but Wallace did not find in his search. The absolute rule is based on a firm foundation with sample size 193.