[B-Greek] MH KRINETE INA MH KRIQHTE

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Thu Apr 19 11:49:35 EDT 2007


On Apr 19, 2007, at 11:45 AM, Jacob Karels wrote:

> Can anyone tell me the value of the aspectual change in Matth. 7:1 MH
> KRINETE INA MH KRIQHTE? Why does Matthew not use KRINETAI?

I'm not altogether sure I'm understanding the question rightly. Perhaps
you mean why not KRINHI (Present subj.)after the MH (KRINETAI is
3d sg. mp). If you're asking why the shift to the aorist passive KRIQHTE
after the present imperative KRINETE, I think that the present  
imperative
advises people either/and not to START condemning/not to CONTINUE
condemning, while the aorist passive is a sort of future perfect:  
" ... so that,
when it comes your turn to face judgment/condemnation, YOU yourself
will NOT get condemned."


Carl W. Conrad
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