Gal 4:30 LEGEI as a Perfective Present?

Joseph Brian Tucker music at riverviewcog.org
Sun May 30 20:06:10 EDT 1999


Greetings

The contextual (introductory formula) perfective present seems to best 
describe LEGEI this way. That is, the statement was spoken in the past, it 
still speaks today and is binding on the hearers. Is LEGEI a Perfective 
Present in Gal 4:30? Secondly, the two genitive phrases (h hUIOS TAS 
PAIDISKAS and TOU hUIOU TAS ELEUTHERAS seem to be genitives of 
relationship. I am not sure because genitives of relationship are so rare 
and I don't know if it meets the level of acceptance of this type here. Is 
it a genitive of relationship or a simple genitive of possession? Thirdly, 
I am interested in the presence of OU MA before KLARONOMASEI, what is the 
reason of both, does it have anything to do with seeing KLARONOMASEI as a 
future active indicative or an aorist active imperative? Fourthly, EKBALE 
position in the sentence and in the argument is exceptional, I am thinking 
that it is a permissive imperative or a conditional imperative instead of a 
simple command, any thoughts?

Thank You for you attention to my rather ponderous quesiton

Brian Tucker, M.A.
Riverview, MI



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