How could you know what it is that you do not yet know? There's no harm in learning something this way.Matthew Longhorn wrote: ↑June 7th, 2019, 4:08 pm Time for me to admit I am out of my depth, something I should do more regularly before typing.
Romans 10:10 and impersonal "passives"
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ἐξίσταντο δὲ πάντες καὶ διηποροῦντο, ἄλλος πρὸς ἄλλον λέγοντες, τί θέλει τοῦτο εἶναι;
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Hey Jonathan, I was more thinking that this should be my default position, given that I am self-taught I should probably be less confident in my assertions. Certainly not a bad thing, I learn a lot from folks here but also make some silly statements!Jonathan Robie wrote: ↑June 9th, 2019, 2:50 pm How could you know what it is that you do not yet know? There's no harm in learning something this way.
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Barry, are verbs like "believe" normally in the middle/passive when there is an impersonal construction? If not this makes me still wonder if we are not losing something by translating with an active
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I am also self-taught. Since 1995 or so, the archives have recorded many silly things I have asked or said.Matthew Longhorn wrote: ↑June 10th, 2019, 10:09 amHey Jonathan, I was more thinking that this should be my default position, given that I am self-taught I should probably be less confident in my assertions. Certainly not a bad thing, I learn a lot from folks here but also make some silly statements!Jonathan Robie wrote: ↑June 9th, 2019, 2:50 pm How could you know what it is that you do not yet know? There's no harm in learning something this way.
ἐξίσταντο δὲ πάντες καὶ διηποροῦντο, ἄλλος πρὸς ἄλλον λέγοντες, τί θέλει τοῦτο εἶναι;
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