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by Louis L Sorenson
October 5th, 2015, 11:14 pm
Forum: Resources
Topic: Most Commonly Used Beginning Greek Grammars?
Replies: 5
Views: 2673

Re: Most Commonly Used Beginning Greek Grammars?

One publication that talked about Greek textbooks is no longer published, the publication Classical World . It seems this publication ended in 2009, but see http://caas-cw.org/wp/ for further links - not sure these are the same sites. Here is a link to some of the Classical World publications: http:...
by Louis L Sorenson
October 4th, 2015, 10:12 pm
Forum: New Testament
Topic: Mark 15:2 συ λέγεις
Replies: 7
Views: 2425

Re: Mark 15:2 συ λέγεις

Would we translate this as "So you say" with an emphasis on "you." Or would it be better to take it as "You said it, not me (I)"? Here is a couple of commentary comments. Word Biblical Commentary says nothing relevant. Cranfield in his commentary on Mark says to look at...
by Louis L Sorenson
October 4th, 2015, 9:53 pm
Forum: Resources
Topic: Most Commonly Used Beginning Greek Grammars?
Replies: 5
Views: 2673

Re: Most Commonly Used Beginning Greek Grammars?

I believe one of the US association of classical groups keeps book statistics for both classical and NT Greek textbooks. That would be the place to start.
by Louis L Sorenson
September 26th, 2015, 9:22 am
Forum: Learning Paradigms
Topic: μάχαιρα
Replies: 7
Views: 12314

Re: μάχαιρα

Thanks Carl. When we were looking at female names in class, I was a bit confused by names like Ἰωάν(ν)α.This seems to be a productive ending for other female names also Ἰωάν(ν)α, ας, ἡ (on the spelling s. B-D-F §40; 53, 3) Joanna Lk 8:3; 24:10. Μάρθα, ας, ἡ (מָרְתָּא ‘mistress’; s. B-D-F §53, 3. Plu...
by Louis L Sorenson
September 19th, 2015, 5:04 pm
Forum: Software
Topic: Android support for polytonic Greek
Replies: 41
Views: 71329

Re: Android support for polytonic Greek

So I went out and perhaps did something stupid. I picked up an LG Android tablet. Greek polytonic fonts appear fine in the Google Chrome browser. But I can only get a modern Greek keyboard to appear - there does not seem to be a polytonic Greek keyboard. Does anyone know if there is a polytonic Gree...
by Louis L Sorenson
September 16th, 2015, 7:22 pm
Forum: Beginners Forum
Topic: Hellenistic Greek for the Modern World
Replies: 32
Views: 13911

Re: Hellenistic Greek for the Modern World

Chris Servanti wrote I think the cause to raise Koine as a modern usable language won't ever work until there is a standardized full dictionary of everyday words, standardized pronunciation, and some people who are really REALLY good at Koine and can write let's say devotionals or newsletters in it....
by Louis L Sorenson
September 16th, 2015, 11:56 am
Forum: Vocabulary
Topic: Middle Voice for the Future Tense
Replies: 13
Views: 13668

Re: Middle Voice for the Future Tense

Wikipedia says the following (I've added the bold text): There were also a number of secondary formations, e.g. causative ("I had someone do something"), iterative/inceptive ("I did something repeatedly"/"I began to do something"), desiderative ("I want to do somet...
by Louis L Sorenson
September 15th, 2015, 11:43 pm
Forum: Vocabulary
Topic: Middle Voice for the Future Tense
Replies: 13
Views: 13668

Re: Middle Voice for the Future Tense

Let's add the future of εἰμί into this discussion: ἔσομαι. I do not know the history of IE and proto-Greek. So when did this form begin to be used for the future? Did Indo-European have a future tense? My understanding is that the future came into Greek later in its development. What forms were used...
by Louis L Sorenson
September 14th, 2015, 2:57 pm
Forum: Beginners Forum
Topic: Hellenistic Greek for the Modern World
Replies: 32
Views: 13911

Re: Hellenistic Greek for the Modern World

Chris Servanti wrote: (My ultimate goal is to be able to speak and write [K]oine fluently, of course combined with the necessary [M]odern [G]reek vocabulary wedded with [K]oine grammar) To do this, one needs a modern Greek-English dictionary, and then needs to know how to change back some forms fro...
by Louis L Sorenson
September 6th, 2015, 10:48 am
Forum: Vocabulary
Topic: Dearth of images ὑπολύω / ὑποδέω. Suggestions?
Replies: 9
Views: 8766

Re: Dearth of images ὑπολύω / ὑποδέω. Suggestions?

Thanks for this thread. Your verb pair is accurate. But it seems that the middle voice should be used for 'put on' most of the time and the active or middle for 'take off?. LJS lists the middle for ὑπολύω also. Mt, Mk, and John use the simplex (verb without preposition) λῦσαι for untying τὸν ἱμάντα ...

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