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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