Dear b-greekers, Nikos Sarantakos wrote (5 years ago): This POU THN KEFALHN KLINHi is the subject of my query: I would expect it to be rather THN KEFALHN KLINAI, with an infinitive instead of a subjunctive. Indeed, Modern Greek, where this has become a proverbial phrase, uses the infinitive: DEN EXEI POU THN KEFALHN KLINAI. Carl Conrad replied (5 years ago): Ah, but in general, doesn't Modern Greek use the subjunctive FOR the infinitive? e.g. QA DW ("I shall see"; lit. "I want to see") <-- Koine QELW hINA IDW? [Ghilardi] Once again Carl is right. All three of the Modern Greek translations I consulted use the subjunctive: MBAMBAS: hO DE hUIOS TOU ANQRWPOU DEN ECEI POU NA KLINHi THN KEFALHN. BELLAS: ALL' hO hUIOS TOU ANQRWPOU DEN ECEI POU NA GEIRHi TO KEFALI. IWANNIDHS: ALL' O GIOS TOU ANQRWPOU DEN ECEI POU NA GEIREI TO KEFALI TOU. Yours in His grace, Richard Ghilardi -- qodeshlayhvh@juno.com New Haven, CT USA Nibai kaurno hwaiteis gadriusando in airtha gaswiltith, silbo ainata aflifnith: ith jabai gaswiltith, manag akran bairith. --- B-Greek home page: http://metalab.unc.edu/bgreek You are currently subscribed to b-greek as: [jwrobie@mindspring.com] To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-b-greek-327Q@franklin.oit.unc.edu To subscribe, send a message to subscribe-b-greek@franklin.oit.unc.edu