Re: Periphrastic Aorist

From: Carlton L. Winbery (winberyc@linknet.net)
Date: Mon Oct 30 1995 - 09:05:55 EST


Carl Conrad wrote:
>Another not uncommon classical periphrastic form is EXW with aorist
>ptc. as a sort of periphrastic perfect: e.g. EXW FUGHSAS AUTON for "I have
>chased him off" = "now that I got him chased off, I keep him that way."
>
Its interesting to see that use of EXW in the classical and to observe that
modern Greek has come to use EXW the way we in English uses "have/has".

Carlton Winbery
Prof. Religion
LA College,
Pineville, La
winberyc@linknet.net
fax 318 442 4996



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