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by Stephen Carlson
March 1st, 2023, 6:52 pm
Forum: Syntax and Grammar
Topic: Understanding ἀνήρ in Ephesians 5:23
Replies: 2
Views: 1419

Re: Understanding ἀνήρ in Ephesians 5:23

The strongest argument in favor of husband is context. The passage is about the marriage relationship and it is part of a larger household code. The burden has to be on the one arguing against context for a grammatical rule that forbids the "husband" reading, and there isn't one. Don't get...
by Stephen Carlson
February 28th, 2023, 5:16 pm
Forum: Grammar Questions
Topic: Differentiating Aorist and Imperfect 3rd person singular liquid verbs
Replies: 5
Views: 1557

Re: Differentiating Aorist and Imperfect 3rd person singular liquid verbs

Looking at ἤγειρεν - https://biblehub.com/greek/e_geiren_1453.htm , there appear to be 21 instances, all of which are being shown as Aorist, but how can you tell? Is there a convention or is it just a question of working it out from context? Or have I in fact missed some obvious reason why "sh...
by Stephen Carlson
February 26th, 2023, 3:45 pm
Forum: Word Meanings
Topic: John A. Lee on αγαπαω and φιλεω in John 21:15-17
Replies: 14
Views: 3663

Re: John A. Lee on αγαπαω and φιλεω in John 21:15-17

What sort of resources would a reader of the GNT need to look at to see whether a particular lexeme is becoming more obsolescent than another at a certain time to help make such a formality judgement. That coupled with the register of the sources it appears in. It strikes me that this sort of analy...
by Stephen Carlson
February 23rd, 2023, 8:56 pm
Forum: Word Meanings
Topic: John A. Lee on αγαπαω and φιλεω in John 21:15-17
Replies: 14
Views: 3663

Re: John A. Lee on αγαπαω and φιλεω in John 21:15-17

We've discussed this article before on B-Greek.
by Stephen Carlson
February 22nd, 2023, 9:49 am
Forum: Books
Topic: Kantor - The Pronunciation of New Testament Greek
Replies: 7
Views: 2203

Re: Kantor - The Pronunciation of New Testament Greek

I’m willing to bet the apostles spoke Greek with a foreign accent. Probably correct, it will be interesting to see how / whether he touches on that. I do believe that some of his currently published research looks at pronunciation in different broad regions but I can’t recall where I saw that. Do y...
by Stephen Carlson
February 16th, 2023, 5:21 am
Forum: Books
Topic: Kantor - The Pronunciation of New Testament Greek
Replies: 7
Views: 2203

Re: Kantor - The Pronunciation of New Testament Greek

I’m willing to bet the apostles spoke Greek with a foreign accent.
by Stephen Carlson
February 10th, 2023, 3:53 am
Forum: Books
Topic: Beekman - One or Two Translators? Translation Technique and Theology of LXX Proverbs and Its Relation to LXX Job
Replies: 3
Views: 802

Re: Beekman - One or Two Translators? Translation Technique and Theology of LXX Proverbs and Its Relation to LXX Job

Is that final “their” an actual plural (so two translation) or a singular “they” (so just one translator)?
by Stephen Carlson
February 10th, 2023, 3:50 am
Forum: Books
Topic: Roussou and Probert - Ancient and Medieval Thought on Greek Enclitics
Replies: 1
Views: 651

Re: Roussou and Probert - Ancient and Medieval Thought on Greek Enclitics

Probert is great. I’ll read anything by her.
by Stephen Carlson
January 19th, 2023, 6:04 pm
Forum: Books
Topic: Mathewson and Porter - Voice and Mood: A Linguistic Approach
Replies: 12
Views: 7293

Re: Mathewson and Porter - Voice and Mood: A Linguistic Approach

Has anyone explained voice and mood for NT Greek well using Halliday's SFL model? Could it be done better? What would that look like? I doubt one can. Rachel put her finger on the fundamental problem: Further, the voice definitions themselves suggest meaningful contrasts, given their binary feature...
by Stephen Carlson
January 16th, 2023, 7:45 pm
Forum: What does this text mean?
Topic: Why does 2 Thess 1:8 use both an accusative and a dative for the direct object of a participle?
Replies: 24
Views: 4861

Re: Why does 2 Thess 1:8 use both an accusative and a dative for the direct object of a participle?

The interrogative pronoun τίς, τί (who? what?) and the indefinite pronoun τις, τι (someone, something, anyone, anything) are spelled the same way and declined the same way, they differ by accent. They are worth learning early on, because asking and answering questions about the text you are reading...

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