[B-Greek] Re.. Imperfect and Aorist Aspects!

Webb webb at selftest.net
Tue Sep 5 14:39:37 EDT 2006


Dear Oun,
Yes, "would" brings out the nuance of habitual or typical behavior. I think
that is exactly what Matthew is getting at in the passage quoted. I think
Matthew is saying that it was common, or typical, for people to ask Jesus to
touch the edge of his robe. I don't think Matthew is saying that those
individuals who did ask to touch Jesus kept repeating themselves or asked at
great length.
Webb Mealy

-----Original Message-----
From: Oun Kwon [mailto:kwonbbl at gmail.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2006 10:21 AM
To: Webb
Subject: Re: [B-Greek] Re.. Imperfect and Aorist Aspects!

On 9/5/06, Webb <webb at selftest.net> wrote:

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> Mt 14:36
> So I've rendered it, "they would ask him".

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Is 'would' going to work here? To my knowledge,  'would' in English is
used for habitual in the past.

A few examples such as  'WERE pleading'  (ALT) or,   'KEPT begging'
(ISV), may bring out the nuance better.

Oun Kwon.

P.S.

apology for a blank reply.





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