[B-Greek] Ps. 82 LXX
Webb
webb at selftest.net
Sun Jan 22 11:36:33 EST 2006
I want to chip in, subject to the expertise of others.
If someone's not doing something, and you want them to do it, generally
you'd use the aorist imperative--whereas, if they're doing it to some
degree, but not doing it enough, or if they're in danger of stopping doing
it, you might use the present imperative. So, "stay awake" would get the
present; "wake up" would get the aorist. The general sense of Ps. 82 is that
"the gods" aren't advocating for the orphans AT ALL, and they should start
doing it.
Webb Mealy
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Can anyone explain to me why the LXX uses imperatives of the aorist and not
of the present in Ps. 81:3-4 (English Bible: Ps. 82)?
(krinate orphanon etc.)
What should be the difference if the imperative of the present had been
used?
Michel Pauw
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