[B-Greek] simple test *AURION HLQON

Ken Penner pennerkm at mcmaster.ca
Tue Dec 13 08:46:59 EST 2005


> I am apparently missing your point Randall. By definition, an event 
> that has not happened yet is viewed as incomplete and hence uses an 
> imperfective.
> Don Vance

Hi Don,
Are you saying that all future and present events should be expressed using
an imperfective form of the verb and all past events using a perfective
form? If so, in your view, what is the difference between tense and aspect? 

Ken Penner
M.C.S. (Biblical Languages, Greek Verbal Aspect)
Ph.D. (cand.), McMaster University
pennerkm at mcmaster.ca
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