[B-Greek] embrimaomai

Elizabeth Kline kline_dekooning at earthlink.net
Wed Feb 13 18:35:18 EST 2008


On Feb 11, 2008, at 3:12 PM, Elizabeth Kline wrote:

> MATT. 9:30 KAI HNEWiCQHSAN AUTWN hOI OFQALMOI. KAI ENEBRIMHQH  
> AUTOIS hO IHSOUS LEGWN: hORATE MHDEIS GINWSKETW.
>
> MARK 1:43 KAI EMBRIMHSAMENOS AUTWi EUQUS EXEBALEN AUTON
>
> MARK 14:5 HDUNATO GAR TOUTO TO MURON PRAQHNAI EPANW DHNARIWN  
> TRIAKOSIWN KAI DOQHNAI TOIS PTWCOIS: KAI ENEBRIMWNTO AUTHi.
>
> JOHN 11:33 IHSOUS OUN hWS EIDEN AUTHN KLAIOUSAN KAI TOUS  
> SUNELQONTAS AUTHi IOUDAIOUS KLAIONTAS, ENEBRIMHSATO TWi PNEUMATI  
> KAI ETARAXEN hEAUTON
>
> JOHN 11:38 IHSOUS OUN PALIN EMBRIMWMENOS EN hEAUTWi ERCETAI EIS TO  
> MNHMEION: HN DE SPHLAION KAI LIQOS EPEKEITO EP' AUTWi.
>


I have spent some time on this over the last few days. Finding  
expressions like ENEBRIMHSATO TWi PNEUMATI or ETARAXEN hEAUTON isn't  
an easy task. Searching the LXX/GNT I wasn't able to find a single  
example of a middle verb with a dative reflexive pronoun which was  
coreferential with the subject of the verb. If you have some examples  
please post them.

TARASSW is common enough in the LXX as describing an internal  
emotional state but not in the active voice with a reflexive pronoun  
object. It is found in the passive voice. For these reasons I have  
doubts about this being a LXX idiom.

I looked into some classical texts in search of verbs of anger,  
rebuke, verbal abuse where   the verb (any voice) had a reflexive a  
pronoun (oblique case) coreferential with the subject of the verb. I  
wasn't able to find a single example.

It isn't possible to do an exhaustive search in a few days. Again, if  
anyone has an example I would be glad to look at it.



Elizabeth Kline







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