[B-Greek] Mark 9:42
Carl W. Conrad
cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Tue Sep 12 15:25:36 EDT 2006
On Sep 12, 2006, at 3:11 PM, Elizabeth Kline wrote:
>
> 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,
Somewhat simpler with regard to PERIKEITAI -- and indeed all
compounds of KEIMAI -- is the fact that KEIMAI and its compounds
regularly in ancient Greek function as the perfect passive for hIHMI
and its compounds. One common Classical Attic usage: KEITAI hO
ARGUROS EN THi TRAPEZAi: "The money is on deposit (= has been
deposited) in the bank."
Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)
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