[B-Greek] PEPOIHKEN in Heb. 11:28

Elizabeth Kline kline_dekooning at earthlink.net
Tue Jun 5 03:23:40 EDT 2007


On Jun 4, 2007, at 1:29 PM, Elizabeth Kline wrote:

> What is required is a study of the perfect in Hebrews which means
> looking at about 40 finite verbs, Westcott included in his list only
> half that number. Westcott claims that the "full force" of the
> perfect is felt in "every case." I suspect once could come up with
> some exceptions, however I am inclined to agree with Westcott and
> Ellingworth that PEPOIHKEN in 11:28 is marked relative to the aorist.

Take a look at the UPOTASSW in Heb 2:8

HEB. 2:8 PANTA hUPETAXAS hUPOKATW TWN PODWN AUTOU. EN TWi GAR  
hUPOTAXAI [AUTWi] TA PANTA OUDEN AFHKEN AUTWi ANUPOTAKTON. NUN DE  
OUPW hORWMEN AUTWi TA PANTA hUPOTETAGMENA:

Heb. 2:8 πάντα ὑπέταξας ὑποκάτω τῶν  
ποδῶν αὐτοῦ. ἐν τῷ γὰρ ὑποτάξαι  
[αὐτῷ] τὰ πάντα οὐδὲν ἀφῆκεν  
αὐτῷ ἀνυπότακτον. Νῦν δὲ οὔπω  
ὁρῶμεν αὐτῷ τὰ πάντα ὑποτεταγμένα·

The sequence hUPETAXAS ... hUPOTAXAI ... hUPOTETAGMENA nicely  
illustrates the contrast between perfective and stative.


Elizabeth Kline







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