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by Alan Patterson
September 12th, 2012, 6:38 am
Forum: New Testament
Topic: Passages with Historic Present
Replies: 6
Views: 1565

Re: Passages with Historic Present

Is a Present Tense Indicative verb considered a Historic Present IF the Present Tense verb is concurrent with the contextually developed Deictic Center? That is, the HP is Present Time in relation to the DC (whenever this takes place in time). In searching the archives, this question was raised but ...
by Alan Patterson
September 10th, 2012, 7:38 am
Forum: New Testament
Topic: Passages with Historic Present
Replies: 6
Views: 1565

Passages with Historic Present

I've seen a few of the members out here that have the ability to run a program that spits out a lot of examples. Can some post passages in which the Historic Present is used? Thank you in advance if this is possible.
by Alan Patterson
September 10th, 2012, 7:19 am
Forum: Vocabulary
Topic: Kai
Replies: 35
Views: 23157

Re: Kai

withdrew my comment
by Alan Patterson
September 10th, 2012, 6:58 am
Forum: New Testament
Topic: Τhe perfect οιδα & Romans 8:28
Replies: 7
Views: 2250

Re: Τhe perfect οιδα & Romans 8:28

Would it be fair that οιδα can signify "I know" (in a stative manner) based upon "having perceived" in the past? Wallace observes that "there is very little distinction between the act and its results...The result of knowing is knowing...Thus this usage occurs especially wi...
by Alan Patterson
September 5th, 2012, 7:12 am
Forum: New Testament
Topic: Τhe perfect οιδα & Romans 8:28
Replies: 7
Views: 2250

Re: Τhe perfect οιδα & Romans 8:28

Brian, The actual event depicted with the Perfect Tense is historical and parenthetical (but, see below for aoristic Perfect). There is absolutely nothing about the actual event that the author wants to draw your attention to. The concern is simply with 'how do things stand now.' I understand the Pe...
by Alan Patterson
August 28th, 2012, 6:23 am
Forum: New Testament
Topic: 1 Cor 7.6
Replies: 3
Views: 798

Re: 1 Cor 7.6

Stephen, You answered my question. Thank you. I just wanted to know the Grammatical options before me. If TOUTO can modify the immediately preceding verse just as it could modify the preceding vv, then I can now, after doing a grammatical analysis, move beyond to the theological. Are you in agreemen...
by Alan Patterson
August 27th, 2012, 7:05 am
Forum: New Testament
Topic: 1 Cor 7.6
Replies: 3
Views: 798

1 Cor 7.6

7:1 περι δε ων εγραψατε καλον ανθρωπω γυναικος μη απτεσθαι 7:2 δια δε τας πορνειας εκαστος την εαυτου γυναικα εχετω και εκαστη τον ιδιον ανδρα εχετω 7:3 τη γυναικι ο ανηρ την οφειλην αποδιδοτω ομοιως δε και η γυνη τω ανδρι 7:4 η γυνη του ιδιου σωματος ουκ εξουσιαζει αλλα ο ανηρ ομοιως δε και ο ανηρ ...
by Alan Patterson
August 9th, 2012, 3:30 pm
Forum: Syntax and Grammar
Topic: Theoretical Nature of Prepositional Phrases
Replies: 26
Views: 11614

Re: Rom 5:15 ἐν χάριτι τῇ τοῦ ἕνὸς ἄνθρωπου

The Definite Article makes both the Adv and Adj function substantivally. That a Definite Article can convert anything into a Substantive is nothing more than a particular language's idioms. For example, the adverb nun surely means now, but with the article it becomes "the now (time)." It s...
by Alan Patterson
August 8th, 2012, 1:12 pm
Forum: Syntax and Grammar
Topic: Theoretical Nature of Prepositional Phrases
Replies: 26
Views: 11614

Theoretical Nature of Prepositional Phrases

If you ask me, all prepositional phrases are ultimately adverbial. What may seem uncomfortable is that we have to supply the words that are "ellipsised." And the words to be supplied are meant to clarify that more (not too much more) ambiguous prep phrase. But this is only the case at the ...
by Alan Patterson
July 10th, 2012, 6:55 am
Forum: New Testament
Topic: Rev 13.18 antecedent question
Replies: 10
Views: 2136

Re: Rev 13.18 antecedent question

Dr. Conrad, you wrote this: Well, concerning θηρίου there's no question: it's neuter. But αὐτοῦ could be either masculine or neuter. Personally I think it's arbitrary rather you want to undertand αὐτοῦ as referring back to θηρίου or to ἀνθρώπου, inasmuch as τὸ θήριον represents an ἁνθρωπος, so that ...

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