Matthew 10.30
Posted: September 12th, 2023, 6:30 pm
Hello again -
After my question on Matthew 10.29, I now have a question concerning Matthew 10.30.
"ὑμῶν δὲ καὶ αἱ τρίχες τῆς κεφαλῆς πᾶσαι ἠριθμημέναι εἰσίν."
"but the very hairs of your head are all numbered."
My question concerns the periphrastic perfect: "ἠριθμημέναι εἰσίν". I would like to know if the periphrastic form lends a particular nuance to the action, or if it is simply an alternative form of the simple perfect "ἠρίθμηνται" (as in Luke 12.7). For example, does the periphastic form more than the simple form hint at the idea that God keeps his count updated, or do the two forms do that equally, or is that idea foreign to both?
Thank you,
Thomas
After my question on Matthew 10.29, I now have a question concerning Matthew 10.30.
"ὑμῶν δὲ καὶ αἱ τρίχες τῆς κεφαλῆς πᾶσαι ἠριθμημέναι εἰσίν."
"but the very hairs of your head are all numbered."
My question concerns the periphrastic perfect: "ἠριθμημέναι εἰσίν". I would like to know if the periphrastic form lends a particular nuance to the action, or if it is simply an alternative form of the simple perfect "ἠρίθμηνται" (as in Luke 12.7). For example, does the periphastic form more than the simple form hint at the idea that God keeps his count updated, or do the two forms do that equally, or is that idea foreign to both?
Thank you,
Thomas