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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