[B-Greek] present active

J. Kingston Cowart jkcowart at self-change.com
Sun Feb 1 17:59:53 EST 2004


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Dear List Members,

At 06:41 PM 1/31/04 -0600, David Bielby wrote:
>...Luther made a point that because Matthew 4:17
>METANOIW was a present active, it meant an 
>ongoing lifestyle of repentance....

I am so new to Greek that I cannot even call myself a beginner yet.
Nonetheless, with respect to my counseling work this sense of "ongoingness"
seems very important to me -- and I have some questions about it, which I
hope list members may be able to answer.

1) is the present active the same as the present progressive? 

2) does anyone have a reference for Luther's comment re: Matt. 4:17 -- as
well as any other remarks he or others have made about the present active
(and present progressive if they differ)?

3) can anyone point me to scriptures in which Jesus (or other NT figures)
used the present active in ways that are often overlooked?

4) can John 3:21 ("he that doeth truth cometh to the light") be regarded as
present active (or present progressive if they differ) such that "he that
is doing the truth is coming into the light" is not a grammatically wrong
reading?

I  would be very grateful for as much information as possible.

Yours truly,

John

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J. Kingston Cowart, M.S.
Center for Self-Change
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