[B-Greek] TARASSW/TARASSOMAI subject-agent affected

Elizabeth Kline kline_dekooning at earthlink.net
Thu Feb 21 17:53:15 EST 2008


Looking for TARASSW where the subject is the agent and is also  
affected. The active being *unmarked* for subject affectedness can  
function like the middle voice.

John 11:33 Ἰησοῦς οὖν ὡς εἶδεν αὐτὴν  
κλαίουσαν καὶ τοὺς συνελθόντας  
αὐτῇ Ἰουδαίους κλαίοντας,  
ἐνεβριμήσατο τῷ πνεύματι καὶ  
ἐτάραξεν ἑαυτὸν

JN 11:33 IHSOUS OUN hWS EIDEN AUTHN KLAIOUSAN KAI TOUS SUNELQONTAS  
AUTHi IOUDAIOUS KLAIONTAS, ENEBRIMHSATO TWi PNEUMATI KAI ETARAXEN  
hEAUTON


In Jn. 11:33 ETARAXEN hEAUTON, IHSOUS is the subject/agent of  
ETARAXEN and IHSOUS is also affected hEAUTON.

Soph.Ant.

1095 {ΚΡ.}
Ἔγνωκα καὐτὸς καὶ ταράσσομαι  
φρένας·

1095 KR.
EGNWKA KAUTOS KAI TARASSOMAI FRENAS:

In Soph.Ant. 1095b Creon is the subject/agent of TARASSOMAI and Creon  
is also affected FRENAS.


The middle voice in Soph.Ant. 1095b makes subject affectedness  
explicit whereas in Jn. 11:33 hEAUTON makes subject affectedness  
explicit.



Elizabeth Kline







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