[B-Greek] Matt 3:17 - import of 1 per sing aorist EUDOKHSA

Elizabeth Kline kline_dekooning at earthlink.net
Wed Nov 28 23:41:57 EST 2007


On Nov 28, 2007, at 2:30 PM, Elizabeth Kline wrote:

> This could be a reflection of Isa 42:1 Theod. which renders a perfect
> in the Masoretic Text...

I am not suggesting any theory concerning the Masoretic Text and the  
vorlage of Theodotion's Isaiah. I am not even suggesting that Matt  
3:17 is dependent on any OT text. According to H.B.Swete (Com. Mark  
1:11) Theod. uses HUDOKHSAN to render Isa. 42:1. See also Matt 12:18

Matt. 12:18
ἰδοὺ ὁ παῖς μου ὃν ᾑρέτισα,
ὁ ἀγαπητός μου
εἰς ὃν εὐδόκησεν ἡ ψυχή μου·

MATT. 12:18
IDOU hO PAIS MOU hON hHiRETISA,
hO AGAPHTOS MOU
EIS hON EUDOKHSEN hH YUCH MOU:

I am a little leery of the way "gnomic" aorist is defined in some of  
the grammars as "something that happens all the time" or "beyond  
time, timeless". These formulations seem to create unnecessary  
distinctions that create confusion when they are applied  
inconsistently in exegesis. It might be better to just admit that  
verb aspect scholars are at least half right about the aorist  
indicative, it doesn't necessarily have anything to do with time.

Elizabeth Kline







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