[B-Greek] Undefined Aspect

waldo slusher waldoslusher at yahoo.com
Tue Feb 10 14:16:24 EST 2004


Correction!!!!

I am to blame for my last response.

The Present Tense must do double duty for both
undefined and "in progress" aspects.

Sorry for that hastey, and grossly inaccurate, reply.

Waldo

--- Brent Hudson <brent at riveroflifembchurch.com>
wrote:
> Isn't Mounce primarily speaking about how to
> translate the Greek Present to
> English (e.g., LUW can be either "I loose"
> (undefined present) or "I am
> loosing" (continuous present))?  I wouldn't want to
> read too much in to what
> this means for the Greek tense itself -- it is a 1st
> year grammar and
> simplification is both expected and desired.
> 
> Brent Hudson
> Moncton, NB
> Canada
> 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: b-greek-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org 
> > [mailto:b-greek-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] On
> Behalf Of waldo slusher
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 1:32 PM
> 
> > I would consider the statement by Mounce to be in
> error. The 
> > "present tense" itself does NOT indicate undefined
> action. 
> 


=====
Waldo Slusher
Calgary, AB

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