NUN plus Aorist
Jonathan Robie
jonathan.robie at datadirect-technologies.com
Fri Nov 1 13:00:10 EST 2002
At 04:04 PM 10/28/2002 +0000, Mark Wilson wrote:
>Preliminary conclusion then: the NUN plus Aorist emphasizes the
>long anticipation and final occurrence of an event.
>
>The Perfect would more so emphasize the current state of the
>anticipated event, but the NUN plus Aorist emphasizes the
>long interval that builds up. Perhaps it attempts to bring
>added emphasis on the long wait/anticipation.
I've been pondering this interpretation, and it really fits some passages
quite well. For instance, consider the following:
Ex 32:9 KAI NUN EASON ME KAI QUMWQEIS ORGHi EIS AUTOUS
With your interpretation, God has been wanting to destroy them Israelites
for a good long time, and now it's time to do it. It fits the context well.
Or:
Ex 18:11 NUN EGNWN hOTI MEGAS KURIOS PARA PANTAS TOUS QEOUS
The light bulb just went off - after all this time, now Jethro gets it. God
is greater than all the Gods.
Let me keep thinking on this!
Jonathan
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