adverbial use of prepositional phrase in Luke 23:43?
Steven Lo Vullo
slovullo at mac.com
Thu Sep 19 17:50:04 EDT 2002
On Thursday, September 19, 2002, at 06:39 AM, Kevin Buchs wrote:
> Is it possible to understand the phrase MET EMOU in Luke 23:43 as
> modifying the verb ESH ? It seems the common understanding is to
> take it as a parallel direct object along with EN TW PARADEISW .
Kevin:
ESHi is a future form of EIMI, a verb of being. Such verbs do not take
an object, but a predicate nominative, as well as other kinds of
complements such as prepositional phrases. So, both MET' EMOU and EN
TWi PARADEISWi are adverbial complements with ESHi. Most purists would
balk at speaking of an adverbial "modfier" for EIMI, and would prefer
the term "complement."
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Steven R. Lo Vullo
Madison, WI
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