[B-Greek] Commands vs. statements
Carl W. Conrad
cwconrad at ioa.com
Wed Aug 24 09:34:34 EDT 2005
I think George's reply is helpful; I would only add that an
additional method is the indirect command, i.e. the hINA +
subjunctive construction, essentially the equivalent of an
infinitive, following upon a verb of command, such as PARAGGELLW,
KELEUW, or even LEGW. But certainly there are numerous instances of
ambiguous second plural forms where there's no clear indication
whether the writer intended an indicative or an imperative and the
reader/listener would have to guess intelligently from the context.
On Aug 24, 2005, at 8:44 AM, Kimmo Huovila wrote:
> What strategies did the Greeks use to make explicit (if they felt
> the need
> to make explicit) whether they meant a command or a statement when
> the two
> forms were identical?
>
> Kimmo Huovila
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