TI AKONTES in I Clem 2.3

Steven Lo Vullo doulos at merr.com
Sun Dec 30 01:43:07 EST 2001


Hi all:

1 Clem 2.3: hIKETEUONTES AUTON hILEWN GENESQAI, EI TI AKONTES hHMARTETE.

I have two questions on this passage.

First, would it be better to take TI as the direct object of hHMARTETE 
("sinned something/anything," i.e., "committed some/any sin") or as an 
adverbial modifier ("sinned in some/any way"). Does hAMARTANW ever take 
a direct object?

Second, AKWN is an adjective (AKWN, -OUSA, -ON), but is clearly used 
adverbially here. But why would it be inflected for case, number, and 
gender? LS gives the normal adverbial form (AKONTWS), which I would 
expect when used adverbially. Usually when an adjective is used 
adverbially it either has the adverbial ending (WS) or is neuter 
singular accusative in form. Is it at all common for adjectives used as 
adverbs to be inflected for case, number, and gender?
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Steven Lo Vullo
Madison, WI




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