[B-Greek] 2Cor. 11:5 LOGIZOMAI w/inf w/o acc

Elizabeth Kline kline_dekooning at earthlink.net
Fri Dec 18 14:44:32 EST 2009


On Dec 17, 2009, at 2:37 AM, Carl W. Conrad wrote:

> It's not just EDMAUTON lacking in 2 Cor 11:5 but of EGW also; quite
> clearly the first-person pronoun is underscored in Phil 3:13.

Carl,

I agree, EGW is  a "marked" constituent here. EDMAUTON is also marked,  
I could not find a single instance of LOGIZOMAI (first pers. sing.  
pres, perf, imper, aorist) with EDMAUTON before Phil 3:13.

>
> What I'm wondering about and would need to do a search with tools
> not currently handy for me to ascertain, is whether Hellenistic usage
> of verbs such as LOGIZOMAI involves nominative adjectives and
> pronouns such as AUTOS when the subject of the infinitive is the
> same as the subject of the head verb -- as in Classical Attic -- or
> whether it's simply a matter of ordinary omission of the accusative
> "subject" of the infinitive when that "subject" is identical with  
> that of
> the head verb.
>
>

I am still having trouble with this, per our off list discussion. I  
read Smyth on the infinitive in indirect discourse and the infinitive  
with a subject coreferential with the finite (main) verb and in all  
cases the subject of the infinitive was in the accusative. Perhaps I  
am still misunderstanding after all your help.

Thank you,



Elizabeth Kline







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