[B-Greek] 1 Tim 5:20

Mike Sangrey MSangrey at BlueFeltHat.org
Sun Jun 26 14:54:24 EDT 2005


On Sun, 2005-06-26 at 14:39 -0400, George F Somsel wrote:
> On Sun, 26 Jun 2005 14:19:57 -0400 Mike Sangrey
> <MSangrey at BlueFeltHat.org> writes:
> > On Sat, 2005-06-25 at 18:20 -0400, George F Somsel wrote:
> > <snip>
> > > 
> > > There is, however, another consideration which is raised by Smyth, 
> > if I
> > > understand him correctly.  In  1643 he states, "The 
> > preposition-adverb
> > > may do duty for the verb in parallel clauses."  It could thus be 
> > that
> > > BOTH a public sin AND a public rebuke are envisioned.  By being 
> > placed
> > > between the two verbs, it would thus lend itself to such an
> > > understanding.
> > 
> > Since you wondered whether you've understood Smyth correctly, let me
> > suggest you haven't.  I'm pretty sure (though perhaps *I*
> > misunderstand!) the point is that a preposition-adverb can stand IN 
> > THE
> > PLACE OF a repetition of the verb.  The example he gives is ANDRES
> > ANESTAN, AN MEN AP' ATREIDHS ... where the AN sort of "picks up" the
> > sense of "rose up" in the verb ANESTAN.  I think this works simply
> > because the verb is a compound of the preposition that is used in 
> > the
> > parallel clauses.
> > 
> 
> You could be correct though there is a consideration which makes me
> wonder.  AN is not a preposition but a modal particle.  THAT is what
> makes his example unclear.

It's also the shortened form of ANA.  See Liddel & Scott.

-- 
Mike Sangrey
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Landisburg, Pa.
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