John 7:24-25 ἐξήλθατε θεάσασθαι / ἐξήλθατε ἰδεῖν

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John 7:24-25 ἐξήλθατε θεάσασθαι / ἐξήλθατε ἰδεῖν

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Luke 7:24-25 wrote:Τί ἐξήλθατε εἰς τὴν ἔρημον θεάσασθαι; κάλαμον ὑπὸ ἀνέμου σαλευόμενον; 25 ἀλλὰ τί ἐξήλθατε ἰδεῖν; ἄνθρωπον ἐν μαλακοῖς ἱματίοις ἠμφιεσμένον;
Why is aorist infinitive used for θεάσασθαι and present infinitive for ἰδεῖν in these two parallel phrases?
ἐξίσταντο δὲ πάντες καὶ διηποροῦντο, ἄλλος πρὸς ἄλλον λέγοντες, τί θέλει τοῦτο εἶναι;
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Actually, ἰδεῖν is a second aorist infinitive.
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Re: John 7:24-25 ἐξήλθατε θεάσασθαι / ἐξήλθατε ἰδεῖν

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Stephen Carlson wrote:Actually, ἰδεῖν is a second aorist infinitive.
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Thanks!
ἐξίσταντο δὲ πάντες καὶ διηποροῦντο, ἄλλος πρὸς ἄλλον λέγοντες, τί θέλει τοῦτο εἶναι;
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Post by Stephen Hughes »

I think that despite its grammatical form, the θεάσασθαι is always a long-time action, while ἰδεῖν may a short or long time action.
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