[B-Greek] Middle Voice SULLAMBANW
Carl W. Conrad
cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Tue Feb 28 21:36:26 EST 2006
On Feb 28, 2006, at 9:16 PM, Mitch Larramore wrote:
> This word in the Active means 'seize,' while in the
> Middle can mean 'help.' What is the inherent semantic
> element within the Middle Voice (or in the Active)
> that would account for such a change in meaning?
Look at SULLAMBANW 4. in BDAG; it shows that the sense "help by
taking part with someone" is used both in the active and the middle.
I suspect that the middle involves a sense of "lending a hand" to
another, sharing in a project.
Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Emeritus)
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