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- March 1st, 2014, 12:30 am
- Forum: Word Meanings
- Topic: Publishing a volume on The Article in Koine Greek
- Replies: 1
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Publishing a volume on The Article in Koine Greek
Dear all, As editor of a monograph series Perspectives on Ancient Linguistics and Ancient Languages (published by GorgiasPress, see https://www.gorgiaspress.com/BOOKSHOP/c-186-perspectives-on-linguistics-and-ancient-languages-2165-2600.aspx) I am considering putting together a volume of papers on th...
- February 13th, 2014, 2:09 am
- Forum: New Testament
- Topic: 2 John 5 οὐχ ὡς ἐντολὴν γράφων σοι καινήν
- Replies: 7
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Re: 2 John 5 οὐχ ὡς ἐντολὴν γράφων σοι καινήν
Is there anywhere an explanation from the NA committee as to why they have changed the word order? It seems that since both textforms were current in Byzantine-age mss, both were broadly unproblematic to readers, though at some point at least one scribe though to improve the text a bit by changing t...
- February 13th, 2014, 1:48 am
- Forum: New Testament
- Topic: Acts 22:5 εν ϊερουσαλημ ϊνα τειμωρηθωσιν
- Replies: 8
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Re: Acts 22:5 εν ϊερουσαλημ ϊνα τειμωρηθωσιν
At least for certain types of verbs, the future ptc is the 'normal' way, in literary classical Gk,of expressing purpose. From when I was taught Gk many years ago I remember this as a sort of default setting, as in ὡρμησαντο ἐπι το τειχισμα ἐπιθησομενοι - they rushed towards the fortification so as t...