[B-Greek] Imperatival participles
Timrake at aol.com
Timrake at aol.com
Thu Jan 13 10:34:35 EST 2005
In a message dated 1/13/05 9:51:07 AM, rminton at bible.edu writes:
> I am reading a narrative paper on Mt. 28:16-20 at the April 1, 2005 ETS
> meeting in PA. I am interested in what grammars say about Imperatival
> participles. If anyone can give me exact quotations and documentation from
> any grammar, I can check them out if available to me. I know some grammars
> deny such exist, and some declare they are obvious in the GNT.
>
As I recall, the structure of Matthew's Greek shows distinct Semitic
influence, particularly in syntax. Which is why I think it is right to translate the
text "Go, therefore, and make disciples" even though the first verb is a ptc.
However, the following two verbs, translated "baptize and teach all I have
mandated," I think very much are subordinate and denotes means, that is, how
disciple-making is accomplished (and it begins with baptism [!], which this
Lutheran admits to relishing).
The tense of the final two verbs pretty much suggests this relation, at least
some subordinate one.
Pr. Tim Rake
Praise Lutheran Church
Maryville, TN
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