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by Alan Patterson
October 9th, 2012, 7:20 am
Forum: New Testament
Topic: Matt 2:18 ὅτι οὐκ εἰσίν ... historical present?
Replies: 30
Views: 8797

Re: Matt 2:18 ὅτι οὐκ εἰσίν ... historical present?

Matt 2:18 wrote:φωνὴ ἐν Ῥαμὰ ἠκούσθη, / κλαυθμὸς καὶ ὀδυρμὸς πολύς · / Ῥαχὴλ κλαίουσα τὰ τέκνα αὐτῆς, / καὶ οὐκ ἤθελεν παρακληθῆναι, / ὅτι οὐκ εἰσίν. A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and loud lamentation, Rachel IS weeping for her children; she refused to be consoled, because they were no more. (...
by Alan Patterson
October 8th, 2012, 6:10 am
Forum: What does this text mean?
Topic: ὶνα πας ὸ πιστευων
Replies: 19
Views: 10740

Re: ὶνα πας ὸ πιστευων

Mike, I am sure you have read GGBB. In one footnote, Dan Wallace says that the (incomplete?) ὸ πιστευων, for example, is likely continuous, ongoing (maybe even in a salvific context), in the particular verse he was addressing. I'm sure everyone who read that footnote must have been frustrated. Now, ...
by Alan Patterson
October 5th, 2012, 7:30 am
Forum: Syntax and Grammar
Topic: Deixis
Replies: 2
Views: 2865

Re: Deixis

Well, it's a moot point now; there doesn't appear to be much interest to this post. The Deictic problem was: Specifically, deixis represents the speech event itself: deictic expressions reference the speaker, the speaker’s utterances, the speaker’s location, and the time at which the speech event oc...
by Alan Patterson
October 2nd, 2012, 6:57 am
Forum: Syntax and Grammar
Topic: Deixis
Replies: 2
Views: 2865

Deixis

I ran across this definition of Deixis by a non-scholar; there seems to be a common mistake in defining Deixis, and I think the quote below captures this offense. Specifically, deixis represents the speech event itself: deictic expressions reference the speaker, the speaker’s utterances, the speaker...
by Alan Patterson
September 28th, 2012, 6:17 am
Forum: Other
Topic: Dionysios Thrax
Replies: 8
Views: 21708

Re: Dionysius Thrax

Mike,

Your response is very much appreciated. I shall look into this further.
by Alan Patterson
September 27th, 2012, 6:59 am
Forum: Other
Topic: Dionysios Thrax
Replies: 8
Views: 21708

Re: Dionysios Thrax

Mike,

I guess what I meant was on what basis do these books/authors make the assertion that Thrax is likely the author of only the initial portion. What is the concensus based on, perhaps is a better way of asking? I hope I've clarified myself well enough for you or others to answer.
by Alan Patterson
September 26th, 2012, 7:01 am
Forum: Other
Topic: Dionysios Thrax
Replies: 8
Views: 21708

Re: Dionysios Thrax

M Aubrey wrote:
To the best of my knowledge, the general consensus currently is that only the beginning portion can be confidently attributed to Dionysius himself, with the rest of the treatise being from the later centuries.
On what basis is this statement made?
by Alan Patterson
September 24th, 2012, 7:37 am
Forum: Syntax and Grammar
Topic: The Terminology of Aspect & Aktionsart
Replies: 28
Views: 27730

The Terminology of Aspect & Aktionsart

Is anyone opposed to using the terms Grammatical Aspect and Lexical Aspect , and dispensing of the words " Aspect & Aktionsart "? I really don't know what using the term "Aktionsart" buys us... or a non-Germanic student. I think if we use the more simplified terms, we can qui...
by Alan Patterson
September 18th, 2012, 7:17 am
Forum: New Testament
Topic: Matt 3:2 μετανοεῖτε
Replies: 17
Views: 5750

Re: Matt 3:2 μετανοεῖτε

Carl, Where exactly do we disagree? I believe I am in agreement with your answer. I agree they are to get started (Present Tense Imperative). Here are my words: all of you get started immediately . I did not get the sense that Stephen was asking about the definition of μετανοεῖτε. However, I can see...
by Alan Patterson
September 17th, 2012, 7:32 am
Forum: New Testament
Topic: Matt 3:2 μετανοεῖτε
Replies: 17
Views: 5750

Re: Matt 3:2 μετανοεῖτε

Stephen, What's your hunch? This seems pretty straight forward. I take the Present Tense Command of μετανοεῖτε to be something as simple as, " there is no time to waste, all of you get started immediately ." It would then follow that the Aorist is " Be Done with it, Complete the Actio...

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