[B-Greek] Parsing EFH (FHMI)
Clwinbery at aol.com
Clwinbery at aol.com
Tue Aug 5 12:15:41 EDT 2003
In a message dated 8/5/03 9:20:57 AM, bgreek at ntresources.com writes:
>That would make sense, but BDAG, 1053, s.v. FHMI, lists this form as BOTH
>impft and 2Aor.???
>
>In checking the analyticals, one lists it as 2Aor (Wigram), two call it
>Impft (Mounce, Pershbacher), and one lists both parsings (Friberg).
>
>I also just checked TLG for distribution. Here are some data (listed in
>order of hits).
>
>String search for EFHKA:
>EFKA, 2x, Homer
>EFHKAS, 3x, 5th C BC
>EFHKAN, 2x, 3d C
>EFHKA, 1x, 2d C
>EFHKAN, 3x, 1 C. BC
>EFHKAN, 3x, 1 C. AD
>18 hits total
>
>String search for EFHSA:
>EFHSAN, 1X, 6th C BC
>EFHSAS/-SAN/-SA/-SAMEN, 12x, 5th C.
>EFHSAN/-SAS/-SA, 6x, 4th C
>EFHSAMEN/-SAN, 5x, 3d C
>EFHSAN, 3x, 1 C BC
>EFHSAN, 3x, 1 C AD
>30 hits total
>
>Limited text search >EFH< = 9,268 hits from 8th C BC through 1st C AD.
>
>So there's no question as to what is the preferred/normal form!
>
>I'll be interested to hear more on this, but our email server is going
>down
>in about 10 min. for a scheduled upgrade, so I won't be able to participate
>actively until this afternoon--assuming that all goes as planned!
>
In checking the old Lidell, he does list EFHN as aorist and EFASKON as
imperfect from FASKW. I had never seen that form in relation to FHMI. It is
virtually impossible to distinguish the imperfect from the aorist in by context.
Carlton Winbery
Louisiana College
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