[B-Greek] Matt 14.29 Aorist HLQEN + PROS
Carl Conrad
cwconrad2 at mac.com
Mon Mar 24 05:55:39 EDT 2008
On Mar 23, 2008, at 10:44 PM, Mitch Larramore wrote:
> hO DE EIPEN ELQE KAI KATABAS APO TOU PLOIOU hO PETROS
> PERIEPATHSEN EPI TA hUDATA KAI HLQEN PROS TON IHSOUN
>
> Would it be grammatically correct to say that Peter
> arrived to where Jesus was standing on the water by
> virtue of the use of the Aorist? I recall reading in
> the archives that PROS has the idea of movement toward
> which is why I am asking since the Aorist "went" + the
> idea of movement toward Jesus seems strange. I note
> also that Jesus had to only reach to grab Peter once
> he began to "drink down" water.
I'm not sure that I understand exactly what it is that you're asking.
HLQEN indicates the entire movement of hO PETROS; PROS simply
indicates the direction of the movement -- from the beginning (KATABAS
APO TOU PLOIOU PERIEPATHSEN EPI TA hUDATA) to the point where Jesus
stands.
Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)
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