Future Passive Indicatives in NT
Iver Larsen
iver_larsen at sil.org
Tue Dec 10 13:37:50 EST 2002
>
> At 9:49 AM -0600 12/10/02, Paul S Dixon wrote:
> >I did a count of the future passive indicatives in the NT (Logos
> >software) and came up with 296 hits (*QHSO* or *QHSE* or *QHSH* and not
> >*QHSIO*).
> >
> >Anybody get a different count?
>
> Accordance shows 297 hits for future passive (QHSe/o)
> morphoparadigm--pretty close. Now, the question is how many of these
> actually have a passive SENSE?
> --
The Friberg tags have 276 verbs marked indicative, future passive, and 10
marked indicative, future, passive deponent (like the verb APOKRINOMAI). I
found it difficult to search for *QHSE*, because that search in my database
will include forms like QHSEI, the future active of TIQHMI.
How many are passive in sense? From a quick look, I would say most of them.
But I found ANAKLINW interesting. There are 6 instances in the GNT:
Matt 8:11 and Luke 13:29 have the future MP2 form ANAKLIQHSONTAI with a
standard middle sense "lie down(A=E)"
Luke 2:7 and 12:37 have the A(ctive) form in the standard causative sense
"cause to lie down(C/A,E)"
The last two are of interest because of the parallel accounts:
Matt 14:19 KAI KELEUSAS TOUS OCLOUS ANAKLIQHNAI EPI TOU CORTOU
Mark 6:39 KAI EPETAXEN AUTOIS ANAKLINAI PANTAS ... EPI TWi ... CORTWi.
Is Matthew better Greek, and Mark someone who has not mastered the use of
the MP forms? As far as I can see, the sense is in both places "lie down
(oneself)" rather than "cause someone to lie down". Or maybe both forms were
in use for the same meaning, just as there is variation of EPI with genitive
and dative?
ANAPAUW is another one I stumbled over.
Matt 11:28 ANAPAUSW I will cause (you) to rest - active future
Rev 6:11 ANAPAUSONTAI they will rest - middle future
Rev 14:13 ANAPAHSONTAI they will be caused to rest (?) - passive future
Iver Larsen
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