"Retained accusative"? (was: RE: instances of(accusative)objects in passive constructions)
c stirling bartholomew
cc.constantine at worldnet.att.net
Tue Oct 23 17:26:26 EDT 2001
on 10/23/01 1:16 PM, Iver Larsen wrote:
> You [Carl] suggested that when an MP form is followed by hUPO, it is passive
> in meaning. That sounds reasonable.
Iver,
Tried without success to find an exception to this but did find a case where
a gramatical passive with hUPO does not indicate an EXTERNAL agent. However
it is still a passive and there is still an agent.
James 1:14 hEKASTOS DE PEIRAZETAI hUPO THS IDIAS EPIQUMIAS . . .
greetings,
Clay
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