ταπεινωθήσεται / ταπεινώσει ἑαυτόν vs. Ταπεινώθητε
Posted: March 15th, 2015, 9:07 am
Subject-affected imperative vs. reflexive (subject-self-affected??) imperative
Are they only equivalent because it is imperative? (And an imperative requires someone to do it themselves).
[cf. Sirach 3:18 ταπείνου σεαυτόν - a reflexive imperative.]
Matthew 23:12 wrote:Ὅστις δὲ ὑψώσει ἑαυτόν, ταπεινωθήσεται· καὶ ὅστις ταπεινώσει ἑαυτόν, ὑψωθήσεται.
will humble himself
Apart from the person, mood and time reference, is there a difference between ταπεινοῖ ἑαυτόν and ταπεινοῦται? (It seems yes - ταπεινωθήσεται is directly contrasted with ταπεινώσει ἑαυτόν).James 4:10 wrote:Ταπεινώθητε ἐνώπιον τοῦ κυρίου, καὶ ὑψώσει ὑμᾶς.
Humble yourselves ...
Are they only equivalent because it is imperative? (And an imperative requires someone to do it themselves).
[cf. Sirach 3:18 ταπείνου σεαυτόν - a reflexive imperative.]