[B-Greek] Negative Articles
Carl W. Conrad
cwconrad at ioa.com
Fri Nov 18 14:52:09 EST 2005
For what it's worth, it's derivative from H)\ ("or") and the
consequential particle A)/RA, and means something like "such-and-such
is true then, or (isn't it)?" I remember colloquial German doing that
with an "oder": "Sie kommen am Wochenende, oder? (i.e. oder kommen
Sie nicht?)"
On Nov 18, 2005, at 2:24 PM, Kevin W. Woodruff wrote:
> Ted:
>
> ARA may expect a negative response. It is an
> inferential particle that is a "marker of a tone of
> suspense or impatience in interrogation, then with the
> onus for a correct answer put on the addressee."
> BDAG(Page 127).
>
> Thayer defines it as,"marking an inferential question
> to which a negative answer is expected." and "a
> question to which an affirmative answer is expected,
> in an interrogative apodosis."
>
> Louw and Nida have it as "a marker of a negative
> response to questions, usually implying anxiety or
> impatience."
>
> Kevin
>
>
> --- Theodore Mann <theomann at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>> I have been gently reprimanded a few times for
>> asking inappropriate
>> questions, so I hope this one is OK.
>>
>> I have several grammars stating that MH is a
>> negative particle, used in
>> questions to indicate a negative answer; also, that
>> OU implies a
>> positive answer. However, my PDA version of
>> Gramcord includes a note
>> for Lk. 18:8 stating that ARA, in that verse, is "an
>> interrogative
>> particle expecting a negative response" to Christ's
>> question. Is this
>> accurate, or have I misread Gramcord?
>>
>> Thanks in advance.
>>
>> Ted Mann
>>
>>
>>
>>
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