Luke 9:58

Richard Ghilardi qodeshlayhvh at juno.com
Wed Jul 4 22:27:35 EDT 2001


Dear b-greekers,

Nikos Sarantakos wrote (5 years ago):

This POU THN KEFALHN KLINHi is the subject of my query: I would
expect it to be rather THN KEFALHN KLINAI, with an infinitive instead
of a subjunctive. Indeed, Modern Greek, where this has become a
proverbial phrase, uses the infinitive: DEN EXEI POU THN KEFALHN
KLINAI.

Carl Conrad replied (5 years ago):

Ah, but in general, doesn't Modern Greek use the subjunctive FOR the
infinitive? e.g. QA DW ("I shall see"; lit. "I want to see") <-- Koine
QELW hINA IDW?

[Ghilardi]

Once again Carl is right. All three of the Modern Greek translations I
consulted use the subjunctive:

MBAMBAS: hO DE hUIOS TOU ANQRWPOU DEN ECEI POU NA KLINHi THN KEFALHN.

BELLAS: ALL' hO hUIOS TOU ANQRWPOU DEN ECEI POU NA GEIRHi TO KEFALI.

IWANNIDHS: ALL' O GIOS TOU ANQRWPOU DEN ECEI POU NA GEIREI TO KEFALI TOU.

Yours in His grace,

Richard Ghilardi -- qodeshlayhvh at juno.com
New Haven, CT USA
Nibai kaurno hwaiteis gadriusando in airtha gaswiltith,
silbo ainata aflifnith: ith jabai gaswiltith, manag akran bairith.



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