[B-Greek] -SK- verb suffix

Elizabeth Kline kline-dekooning at earthlink.net
Thu Sep 15 16:50:33 EDT 2005


On Sep 15, 2005, at 11:50 AM, Carl W. Conrad wrote:

> I would not assume that because Smyth cites it for Attic there was  
> any residual sense that such verbs are inchoative or inceptive. I'd  
> like to see some evidence that such a sense in Koine verbs was  
> recognized as such. On the other hand, it may be that the very fact  
> that the aorist stem of these verbs lacks the -SK- (as in Attic)  
> indicates that the clear differentiation of aspect between presents  
> and imperfects in GI(G)NWSK- and aorists in GNW- is something  
> speakers/writers were cognizant of.


An interesting point. The perfect also lacks -SK- ? On a time line  
from  Homer to Koine would we say that the semantic significance of - 
SK- is weakening or disappearing?


Elizabeth Kline







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