[B-Greek] middle voice
Mitch Larramore
mitchlarramore at yahoo.com
Mon Sep 15 17:02:26 EDT 2003
Earlier this was given as a reply to my question. I
have this followup question.
Dr. Conrad replied:
> It is indeed used to show action performed 'to or
> for oneself' by oneself,
> but that's not the only way it's used. A form such
> as LOUETAI may mean "he
> washes himself" or "he bathes" (where the verb is
> not so much
> transitive-reflexive as it is intransitive" or, with
> an instrument or agent
> indicated, can bear a passive sense: LOUETAI hUPO
> TOU DOULOU: "He is
> getting himself bathed by his servant."
Just to understand this. A middle voice verb can
function as a true middle even if an instrument is
indicated? (I assume that a middle voice cannot
function as a middle if an agent is indicated.)
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Mitch Larramore
Spring Branch, Texas
Student/Memorial High School
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