[B-Greek] Matt 3:17 - import of 1 per sing aorist EUDOKHSA
Elizabeth Kline
kline_dekooning at earthlink.net
Wed Nov 28 17:30:35 EST 2007
On Nov 28, 2007, at 11:10 AM, Carl W.Conrad wrote:
> I am curious
> about the construction of the Father’s statement at the end of Matt
> 3:17. Please explain the significance, if any, (language, not
> theological) to the use of the aorist rather than either the perfect
> or present tense in this statement:
>
> καὶ ἰδοὺ φωνὴ ἐκ τῶν οὐρανῶν
> λέγουσα· οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱός μου ὁ
> ἀγαπητός, ἐν ᾧ εὐδόκησα.
> KAI IDOU FWNH EK TWN OURANWN LEGOUSA: hOUTOS ESTIN hO hUIOS MOU hO
> AGAPHTOS, EN hWi EUDOKHSA.
This could be a reflection of Isa 42:1 Theod. which renders a perfect
in the Masoretic Text. I would read it as a species of the atemporal
aorist, where the notion of time isn't a particularly significant
feature.
Elizabeth Kline
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