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

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Tue Jun 5 05:47:21 EDT 2007


On Jun 5, 2007, at 3:23 AM, Elizabeth Kline wrote:

>
> 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.

I can readily understand this progression and acknowledge readily  
that hUPOTETAGMENA is stative; what I am less confident about is the  
proposition that PEPOIHKEN in Heb 11:28 is stative with a sense  
something like "is the creator/performer of the Passover." I'm still  
not convinced that EPOIHSEN would have a significantly different  
meaning from PEPOIHKEN in Heb 11:28 PISTEI PEPOIHKEN TO PASCA KAI THN  
PROSCUSIN TOU hAIMATOS, hINA MH hO OLOQREUWN TA PRWTOTOKA QIGHi  
AUTWN. If there IS a difference, it doesn't seem to me one that can  
be represented in English, although I suggested that the French "il  
fit" would be significantly different from "il a fait."

Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)
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