[B-Greek] Mark 9:42

Elizabeth Kline kline_dekooning at earthlink.net
Tue Sep 12 15:11:47 EDT 2006


On Sep 12, 2006, at 11:55 AM, Elizabeth Kline wrote:

> MARK 9:42 KAI hOS AN SKANDALISHi hENA TWN MIKRWN TOUTWN TWN
> PISTEUONTWN [EIS EME], KALON ESTIN AUTWi MALLON EI PERIKEITAI MULOS
> ONIKOS PERI TON TRACHLON AUTOU KAI BEBLHTAI EIS THN QALASSAN.
>
> LUKE 17:1 EIPEN DE PROS TOUS MAQHTAS AUTOU: ANENDEKTON ESTIN TOU TA
> SKANDALA MH ELQEIN, PLHN OUAI DI' hOU ERCETAI:  2 LUSITELEI AUTWi EI
> LIQOS MULIKOS PERIKEITAI PERI TON TRACHLON AUTOU KAI ERRIPTAI EIS THN
> QALASSAN H hINA SKANDALISHi TWN MIKRWN TOUTWN hENA.
>
> The same tense sequence of present followed by perfect is found in
> Luke 17:2 where ERRIPTAI is found for BEBLHTAI. Codex Bezae D* (first
> hand) reads PERIEKEITO ... ERIPTO  in Lk 17:2  and PERIEKEITO ...
> EBLHQH in Mk 9:42. This suggests that some scribe had a problem with
> the tense sequence.
>
>
> The aspect sequence in the received text (USB3/4 NA26/27) of Mk 9:42
> Luke 17:2 is imperfective ... stative. If we follow the "standard"
> aspect theory PERIKEITAI would be imperfective "incomplete action"
> and BEBLHTAI ERRIPTAI would be a stative "a given state of affairs".
>
> Now a question for the aspect theorists. In what sense is PERIKEITAI
> incomplete?

I think the answer to this question will be found in the semantics of  
the word PERIKEITAI. The word can mean to wear (to have around like a  
scarf or cloak) which would be an ongoing and therefore incomplete  
activity. See Acts 22:23.

ACTS 22:23 KRAUGAZONTWN TE AUTWN KAI hRIPTOUNTWN TA hIMATIA KAI  
KONIORTON BALLONTWN EIS TON AERA,

Elizabeth Kline







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