Condition in Acts 17:27
Maurice A. O'Sullivan
mauros at iol.ie
Thu Sep 5 11:10:03 EDT 2002
At 00:42 05/09/02, Eric Zeller wrote:
>Can anyone offer insight on what type of condition may be in view in
>Acts 17:27? It seems to be an incomplete condition where the protasis
>includes the optative mood, and the apodosis seems to be absent. Thanks
>for any assistance.
Zerwick (Biblical Greek Illustrated by example ) in his section 402c, on EI
as an interrogative particle in an indirect question, deals with three usages
(alpha) << in true questions, such as Lk. 23:6 <<
and
(beta) in 403 as << in virtual questions expressing an uncertain
expectation associated with an effort to attain something >> giving as
examples Phil. 3:12 or Ro. 1:10, then adding << In the N.T the EI is
followed by the subjunctive or the future ( only once a classical optative
Ac. 17:27, and never, as is usual in classical Greek, EAN with the
subjunctive. >>
Maurice A. O'Sullivan [ Bray, Ireland ]
mauros at iol.ie
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