[B-Greek] Imperfect and Aorist Aspects

Eddie Mishoe edmishoe at yahoo.com
Fri Sep 8 11:27:23 EDT 2006


"Carl W. Conrad"  wrote:

> Perhaps related to Randall's remarks is the concern
> that immediately  
> came to my mind
> about "remoteness" -- wouldn't it make more sense to
> distinguish the  
> moods (indicative,
> subjunctive, optative, imperative) in terms of
> "remoteness"?
> 
> But in that regard, I've always found it curious
> that the result  
> clause of a counter-factual
> condition is generally formulated in ancient Greek
> with an  
> indicative, e.g. HLQON AN
> ("I would have come") or HRCOMHN AN ("I would be
> coming"). Yea,  
> verily: forms
> with the augment are thus used. Can anyone offer a
> satisfactory  
> explanation for that?

Well, I might contend that if the Deictic Center was
understood as an ever-shifting reference point then
such could answer your question. Statements are made
in relation to some Deictic Point. HLQON AN would
portray this event as an actual event obtaining
(Indicative) PRIOR TO a contextually developed Deictic
Center. Use English. "I would have come" to the party,
but I missed the bus. Had he not missed the bus PRIOR
TO the party beginning, he would have been there (he
would have ACTUALLY been there had he caught the bus).
 

Eddie Mishoe
Pastor

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