[B-Greek] Deponent verbs - classification

Maurice A. O'Sullivan mauros at iol.ie
Tue Aug 17 10:29:48 EDT 2004


At 07:00 17/08/2004, you wrote:

>If so, how does Wenham manage to classify ERCOMAI as a Middle 
>Deponent?  Is ERCOMAI really classifiable in these terms?

Don:
In addition to Carl's two contributions on this topic ( both of which you 
should definitely read ) you might like to look at one chapter in:
Taylor, Bernard A., J. A. L Lee, and et al., eds. Biblical Greek Language 
and Lexicography: Essays in Honor of Frederick W. Danker. Grand Rapids: 
Eerdmans, 2004.

The first name author has a ten-page article: "Deponency and Greek 
Lexicography", in which his "Conclusion" begins:
 >>For Greek, then, what needs to be laid aside is the notion of deponency<<.

P.S He even mentions ERCOMAI in footnote 25.



Maurice A. O'Sullivan  [ Bray, Ireland ]
mauros at iol.ie





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