Re: AORIST VS PRESENT INFINITIVE

From: George Goolde (goolde@mtnempire.net)
Date: Thu May 27 1999 - 00:44:54 EDT


At 06:11 AM 5/28/1999 -0700, Ward wrote:

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>Now here is the question: a specific and decisive act is called for in
>response to the imperative: "flee", "travel"; why then the present tense
>. So, what is the
>significance of the Gospel writer's choice of a present imperative in each
>case?
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>Yes, I replied, I too would have expected an aorist.
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>I think you may be confusing terminology - these are imperatives rathern
than infinitives. In the case of negative imperatives the tense makes a
major difference. In the case of positive imperatives the tense is not too
important, but may reflect the same idea as the tense otherwise would
about the KIND of action. A present iomperative, I believe, would
emphasize a durative, ongoing process, while the aorist would emphasize the
action thought of as a simple event. Burton's Moods and Tenses lays it out
simply.

Regards,

George

Dr. George A. Goolde
Professor of Bible and Theology
Southern California Bible College & Seminary

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