[B-Greek] John 15, true vine
Jim West
jwest at highland.net
Wed Jan 5 17:34:54 EST 2005
At 05:25 PM 1/5/2005, you wrote:
>In English, 'you' is often used to refer to an
>imaginary or ideal person rather than those addressed:
>"If you see a dragon, you are crazy"
But if you see a dragon you ARE crazy! ;-) Anyway, I still don't see how
its possible to use "you" without speaking to someone directly.
>Smyth says
>"The second person singular is used to designate an
>imaginary person, as in proverbs: YUCHS EPIMELOU THS
>SEAUTOU 'care for thy own soul'
But how is that addressed to an "imaginary" person? It makes perfect sense
to tell someone to "mind yourself!".
>Thus it is not at all impossible for the second
>singular to have a general or ideal reference beyond
>the specific person addressed.
I agree it may indeed reference others besides the original adressee, but
there of course must be a "specific person addressed".
Best,
Jim
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