[B-Greek] <tjerk_muller at yahoo.com>Subject: Numeral anomalies in optative aorist

Flia Smith smithack at arnet.com.ar
Sun Oct 9 13:20:18 EDT 2005


Sorry, I read Elizabeth Kline's response after writing this mail. I think it 
is a very good explanation. However, I send this.


<For instance 1 Thess. 3:11 "Now may our God and Father
himself, and our Lord Jesus, direct our way to you."
?may he direct: KATEUQUNAI, 3sgl.opt.aor.act. -
KATEUQUNW? (All translations are from RSV unless
indicated otherwise).

* This is not a problem referred to the tense, but to the concordance. The
nominatives "God" and "Jesus" are considered as a single Subject (another
reason for believing in  Three Persons fo Divinity). But this explanation is
based on Grammatics (Concordance Rules).

<Such as the end of 1 Peter 1:2 "May grace and peace be
multiplied to you." ?may be multiplied: PLHQUNQEIH,
3sgl.opt.aor.pass. - PLHQUNW? (comp. 2 Peter 1:2).
Jude, verse 2, holds "May mercy,peace and love be
multiplied to you." ?may be multiplied: idem?

* This is the same case: grace and peace are "good things" belonging to the
same Subject, just like 1 Thess. 5:23 "spirit and soul" (it is: not
"flesh").

<The question is whether this is a structural
phenomenon ...

*Yes, it is. We have the same phenomenon in current Spanish as well as in
other modern languages. And it occurs in another tenses, not only in
Optative Aorist. I can look for some examples if your are interested on. 
(Well, Elizabeth did this work yet)
XARIJ KAI EIRHNH

Viviana Hack
Greek and Latin Professor
Santa Fe, Argentina

P.D. English is my second language, I hope you forgive my mistakes.




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