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by Alex Hopkins
November 19th, 2011, 10:03 pm
Forum: Word Meanings
Topic: Nuance in the passive voice
Replies: 14
Views: 4290

Re: Nuance in the passive voice

I am presently writing a critique of P.B.Payne's recent Man and Woman, One in Christ . The author appears unaware of either aspect or possible nuance in the Greek verb, e.g. at Acts 26:1 epitrepetai. I am looking for a good source which discusses and/or defines nuance in the passive voice, specific...
by Alex Hopkins
November 19th, 2011, 9:49 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Joan Holmes
Replies: 1
Views: 1533

Re: Joan Holmes

Joan Holmes wrote, "My Hellenistic Greek teachers were Dr Alex Hopkins (privately) 1st yr ... "

What was that ... twenty-five years ago? It's great to see you on B-Greek, Joan. Welcome!

Alex Hopkins
Melbourne, Australia
by Alex Hopkins
November 12th, 2011, 9:33 am
Forum: Syntax and Grammar
Topic: verbal aspect (split from Beginner's Forum)
Replies: 44
Views: 15465

Re: verbal aspect (split from Beginner's Forum)

Randall: "I threw the future comment in because in Hebrew vayyiqtol and x-qatal are never used with maHar, nor in greek are epoiei or epoihsen used with ayrion." It's interesting. ἐποίει and ἐποίησεν cannot be used with αὔριον because αὔριον has a specific, inflexible meaning that is inco...
by Alex Hopkins
November 10th, 2011, 4:50 pm
Forum: Syntax and Grammar
Topic: verbal aspect (split from Beginner's Forum)
Replies: 44
Views: 15465

Re: verbal aspect (split from Beginner's Forum)

On waking up in Australia and looking at what's been posted on BGreek overnight, I see the discussion has moved on considerably. I'd like to go back for a moment to a comment of Carl's, I am not at all convinced that verbal aspect is a matter that beginners will really profit from an exploration of....
by Alex Hopkins
November 10th, 2011, 5:11 am
Forum: Syntax and Grammar
Topic: verbal aspect (split from Beginner's Forum)
Replies: 44
Views: 15465

Re: verbal aspect (split from Beginner's Forum)

David Lim wrote It seems to me that time is part of participles, relative to the main clause or viewpoint in focus, just as time is part of verbs in the indicative, relative to the viewpoint in focus. and has given an answer to my referring to Matthew 2:20b: πορεύου εἰς γῆν Ἰσραήλ τεθνήκασιν γὰρ οἱ ...
by Alex Hopkins
November 9th, 2011, 3:52 pm
Forum: Syntax and Grammar
Topic: verbal aspect (split from Beginner's Forum)
Replies: 44
Views: 15465

Re: verbal aspect

In response to David Sim, who wrote, It seems to me that time is part of participles, relative to the main clause or viewpoint in focus, just as time is part of verbs in the indicative, relative to the viewpoint in focus. and provided various examples, I would note that all of the examples that Davi...
by Alex Hopkins
November 9th, 2011, 10:09 am
Forum: Syntax and Grammar
Topic: verbal aspect (split from Beginner's Forum)
Replies: 44
Views: 15465

Re: verbal aspect

Rod Decker wrote, "Aspect is a *relatively* recent discussion in its modern form (ca. 30 years), though there are antecedents that go back to the early 20th C. (Robertson, e.g., says some perceptive things regarding tense!) There have been 2 *seminal* works: Buist Fanning and Stan Porter."...
by Alex Hopkins
November 9th, 2011, 9:13 am
Forum: Other
Topic: Poll: what have you read in Greek?
Replies: 7
Views: 6517

Re: Poll: what have you read in Greek?

A while back Barry asked for suggestions re his intermediate/nearly advanced student and what he might get the student to read next. Any suggestions? I'm thinking maybe a bit of Xenophon? It's been a while since you posted that, Barry, and I'm wondering if you had had any further ideas? Just to thro...
by Alex Hopkins
November 4th, 2011, 7:24 am
Forum: Syntax and Grammar
Topic: ι̯
Replies: 4
Views: 1823

Re: ι̯

A few days ago Jonathan referred to Funk's grammar Class III: Iota Class 359. Class III constitutes a large group of verbs which add ι̯ to the verb stem to form the present tense stem. ι̯ here is a semi-vowel and occasions certain phonetic changes. A rather large subclass consists of verbs with stem...

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