[B-Greek] John 12:27 TI EIPW
Carl Conrad
cwconrad2 at mac.com
Mon Oct 20 07:59:49 EDT 2008
On Oct 20, 2008, at 7:58 AM, Carl Conrad wrote:
>
> On Oct 20, 2008, at 1:58 AM, Kenneth Litwak wrote:
>
>> I'm looking at the question, TI EIPW, PATER SWSON ME EK THS (WRAS
>> TAUTHS? As a subjunctive I can think of several ways that one could
>> translate this: what can I say? What should I say? What shall I
>> say? I read one book that said this has to mean "What can I say/"
>> but I don't think the Greek subjunctive is that narrow. What do
>> y'all ((UMEIS) think?
>
> Ken, any one of your suggested versions will do; you could even use
> "What do I say?" or "How to response?" The construction is the so-
er, "How to respond?" (Motto: press SEND, then THINK!)
> called "deliberative" subjunctive in an independent clause. The
> meaning is not in question; English it however you think best
> expresses the sense of hesitancy or momentary uncertainty.
>
> Carl W. Conrad
> Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)
>
>
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Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)
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