eis + accusative: FOLLOW-UP

Edward Hobbs EHOBBS at WELLESLEY.EDU
Sun Jul 19 16:58:34 EDT 1998


Colleagues:

I share with Carl Conrad a weariness with and suspicion of the 
multiplication of categories by many of those writing grammars of
the Greek in the NT (Carl calls them "Koine grammarians"!), and I
almost believe his suggestion that many use the anti-Ockham motto,
ENTIA MULTIPLICANDA PRAETER NECESSITATEM!

On "accusative of result," however, even standard classical grammars use 
the category.  Smyth-Messing gives "Accusative of Result" as a major 
heading (p. 357), devoting sections 1578 and 1579 to it. 

On EIS with  the accusative (p. 376), S-M lists four usages:
a. Local;
b. Temporal;
c. Measure and Limit with numerals;
d. Other relations: Goal, Purpose, Intention; Relation to; Manner.
		[NB: Purpose, but not Result]


Edward Hobbs
Wellesley




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