List of common idioms
Cal Redmond
kuyacal at netscape.net
Tue Jul 23 23:48:06 EDT 2002
Just a short note regarding Porter's "Idioms." It is in some sense an
intermediate grammar, and I have found it to be useful. If you knew
everything in it already, congratulations! I didn't, and learned from
it. It may use "Idioms" in the sense of Moule's book of "Idioms" which
is also more in the sense of an intermediate grammar focused on specific
topics.
Cal Redmond, Ph. D.
Professor of NT and Dean of Academic Afffairs,
International School of Theology-Asia, Manila, The Philippines.
emory2oo2 at hotmail.com wrote:
> Matthew:
>
> Depends on what you mean by "idioms." Stanley Porter
> has a book titled "Idioms of the Greek New Testament."
>
> I do not recommend it; it is very elementary, and I simply
> have to wonder why he felt compelled to write it. By "idioms"
> Porter does not mean a "specialized vocabulary or jargon."
> Like in English, "put your money where your mouth is" would
> be an idiom; or, "believe you me." There is no such idioms in
> his book. Seems to me to be a basic Elementary Grammar of Greek.
>
> Sorry I could not be of more help.
>
> Mark Wilson
>
>
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