[B-Greek] Luke 1:28 KECARITWMENH

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Sat Feb 7 07:05:07 EST 2009


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From: "valeriarossi1953 at libero.it" <valeriarossi1953 at libero.it>
Date: February 7, 2009 6:15:07 AM EST
To: <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: what about
Reply-To: "valeriarossi1953 at libero.it" <valeriarossi1953 at libero.it>

Dear Sirs

I've found on the web: http://digilander.libero.it/domingo7/Mary.htm

what do you think about?

For KECARITWMENH....(Luke 1,28)
Is a funny and silly idea the "periphrastic coniugation"? or is a  
consistent hypotesis?


Quoting.....

The verb used by Gabriel would be the imperative "chaire" that is  
"rejoice".  Many other scholars think that the perfect passive  
participle
KECARITWMENH could be a verbal form and not a noun itself. In New  
Testament, in Apostolic Fathers and in Early Christian Literature  
there are many examples of passive participles used in periphrastic  
coniugation: in many periphrastic forms the verb “to be” is clearly  
omitted. If "chaire" is a salutation rather than a real imperative (as  
well realized Jerome translating "chaire" with "Ave"), we can assume  
that "kekaritomene" here retains a high verbal value. Although we  
can’t prove that "kekaritomene" correspond to the periphrastic  
coniugation ESTIN + KECARITWMENH, we may note that, within the same  
verse, the verb "to be" is omitted at least once more. In Luke 1.28 we  
have:

Χαιρε κεκαριτωμενη ο κυριος μετα σου
CAIRE KECARITWMENH hO KURIOS META SOU
"Hail [you were] filled with grace, the Lord [is] with you."

According to Luke 1.42, in some manuscripts (including Textus  
Receptus), the greeting  continues with:

Ευλογημενη συ εν γυναιξιν
EULOGHMENH SU EN GUNAIXIN	
"Blessed [are or were] you among women,"

where we find ευλογημενη (eulogemene), perfect passive  
participle nominative singular and female (as kekaritomene), with a  
verb "to be" omitted. ....

What about???

Thank you very much

valeria rossi
(Italy)



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