Middle and Passive Aorist and Future forms

Paul S Dixon dixonps at juno.com
Wed Dec 11 11:41:37 EST 2002



On Tue, 10 Dec 2002 18:54:24 -0800 "Harry  W. Jones"
<hwjones2 at earthlink.net> writes:
> 
> What I can't understand is why when a passive form is used it can 
> have a
> middle function? And vs. That doesn't really make sense to me.
> 
> In His Grace,
> Harry Jones

Some are challenging the notion that these passive forms always denote
passive voices in the Greek, or at least should always be translated into
English passively.  An example of such might be Jn 16:20 where the future
passive form LUPHQHSESQE where the NIV has, you will grieve.  

But, other translations have it, ye shall be sorrowful (KJ, not
necessarily denoting either middle or passive), you shall be made
sorrowful (Rheims NT, denoting a passive), etc.  You get the idea.

Paul Dixon

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