[B-Greek] Present & Aorist of general & abstract verbs
Randall Buth
randallbuth at gmail.com
Sun Dec 11 14:34:58 EST 2005
>The formula for aspect interpretation would then be.
Aspect of general & abstract verbs = close or distant subject in motion.
Aspect of specific & concrete verbs = close or distant motion of the
subject.
Does any of this make sense or am I completely off the wall on this?
Thanks!
Richard Lindeman>
Shalom Richard,
It sounds like you are entangling yourself in metalinguisitc metaphor.
You probably need to cite real examples in order for others to follow
what you might be talking about. It also sounds like you might be
following an approach to the Greek verb that denies a temporal
component to the indicative verbs. Most would see that as a counsel of
despair.
If you are referring to perfective versus imperfective aspect, e.g.,
DOS vs DIDOU,
then 'inside the event(s)' (DIDOU, imperfective, a.k.a.
present-stem-formed system, 'be giving, be-in-the-process-of-giving')
versus 'outside the event(s)' (DOS, perfective, a.k.a.
aorist-stem-formed system, 'give') might work better for you.
ERRWSO
Randall Buth
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Randall Buth, PhD
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