According to Mari, traditional grammars present the Koine indicative as a
tense system (use a fixed-width font to make the tables come out right):
Past Past and present Present Future --------------------------------------------------- Imperfect Perfect Present Future Pluperfect Aorist(I'm not sure that Robertson fits neatly in this schema, but Mari doesn't
She says that Fanning adds aspect in this way:
Past Present Future --------------------------------------------------- Imperfective: Imperfect Present Perfective: Aorist Perfective & stative: Pluperfect Perfect Unmarked: FutureShe says that Porter claims only aspect is relevant:
Imperfective: Imperfect, Present Perfective: Aorist Stative: Pluperfect, Perfect Expectation: FutureMari's analysis says that imperfect, perfect, pluperfect, and future act
Past Present Future Unmarked --------------------------------------------------- Imperfective: Imperfect Present Perfective: Pluperfect Perfect Aorist Unmarked: FutureOne thing I found very convincing about her paper is that she establishes
(GNT, John 11:8) hRABBI, NUN EZHTOUN SE LIQASSI hOI IOUDAIOU, KAI PALIN
hUPAGEIS EKEI;
She says that present and aorist are not true tenses, because they can be
used for past, present, or future reference. She gives examples of each.
This is a pretty quick summary, but it is a long message for B-Greek, so
I'll send off this much now and see if it sets some sparks flying...
Jonathan
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