Phil. 3:8 - two questions
Mike Sangrey
msangrey at BlueFeltHat.org
Fri Jan 12 11:58:55 EST 2001
emory2oo2 at hotmail.com said:
> Could we understand the Middle as we understand a "purpose clause" and
> understand the Passive as a "result clause." That way, the Middle
> reflects the subject's "volitional choice" while the Passive reflects
> a "completely passive" concept. Hence,
> As Middle (purpose), Paul chose or purposed to suffer loss
> As Passive (result), (as a result of his decision) Paul received loss
> This would also include "awareness." As a Middle (purpose), Paul was
> cognizant of the implications of his decision. As a Passive (result),
> the results would befall Paul, even to the extent that he would be
> unaware of the implications of his past choice.
> Any thoughts...in or out of the box :o )
I've wondered if (thinking out of the box, of course :-) the choice of
voice indicates the author's perspective of how the subject is involved
in the action. In other words:
Active equivalent to `engaged'
Passive equivalent to `disengaged'
Middle equivalent to `committed'
This is a good topic, IMO. Thanks!
--
Mike Sangrey
msangrey at BlueFeltHat.org
Landisburg, Pa.
It's OK to think differently, just think together.
Sooner or later that will bring out our faults;
then we can deal with them...together.
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