Rom. 12:15 How do the infinitives fit into the syntax here?

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Re: Rom. 12:15 How do the infinitives fit into the syntax he

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This discussion thread has been moved to Language & Linguistics/Syntax & Grammar, with subject-header, "Imperatival Infinitives (e.g., Rom 12:15)"
οὔτοι ἀπ’ ἀρχῆς πάντα θεοὶ θνητοῖς ὑπέδειξαν,
ἀλλὰ χρόνῳ ζητέοντες ἐφευρίσκουσιν ἄμεινον. (Xenophanes, Fragment 16)

Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)
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