STHRIXAI - 1 Thes 3:13

Kevin Buchs buchs at lutheran.com
Mon Nov 12 16:26:35 EST 2001


Would some kind list member help me understand the parsing of the verb
STHRIXAI in 1 Thes 3:13.  By my analysis, it had to be aorist optative 3s
active because of the accent on the penultima is not a circumflex.  I find
that aorist active infinitive is demanded by the context, however.  I would
love to learn a methodology for handling these situations.  Am I using a
microscope when I ought to use a telescope?

Also, I often wonder about the possibilities of prepositional phrases
modifying a far verb rather than a near one.  In this verse, could it be
possible that the META phrase modifies STHRIXAI (far) rather than PAROUSIA
(near), or is it a well established rule that prepositions always modify the
nearest modifiable verb, when they are adverbial?

Thank you.

Kevin Buchs  buchs at lutheran.com  Rochester, MN




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