[B-Greek] 1 Peter 1:15

Steven Lo Vullo themelios at charter.net
Sun Jan 9 15:46:25 EST 2005


On Jan 8, 2005, at 10:20 AM, Eddie Mishoe wrote:

> If I recall, your trying to demonstrate that the
> Passive of GINOMAI is ALWAYS to be understood as
> Passive. Is that your position?
>
> If so, what I would do is more so concentrate on those
> passages where others contend there is a Middle sense
> to GINOMAI and demonstrate that this Middle sense
> cannot work in any grammatical sense. I think this is
> the task before you. A Passive sense to GINOMAI is
> uncontested.

You're absolutely right, Eddie. Carl and others have NOT contended that 
the -QH forms CANNOT be understood as passive. Therefore simply finding 
examples that may be understood or even must be understood as 
semantically passive proves nothing in this debate. One would, as you 
have stated, have to show that -QH forms CANNOT in any sensible way be 
understood as semantically middle and that the traditionally middle 
forms CANNOT be understood as semantically passive. Though I have some 
serious questions about Carl's proposal, I think Charles has been 
running in circles throughout this very long thread.
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Steven Lo Vullo
Madison, WI




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