[B-Greek] purpose hina vs. result hina?

Eric S. Weiss papaweiss1 at yahoo.com
Wed Jul 1 11:35:20 EDT 2009


> Eric,
> I would say that it is primarily context by which one judges purpose hina vs. result hina. 
> If you think result fits better, go for it! I would say that purpose is more usual, and so all 
> things being equal should be favored. But the least indication from context can warrant 
> opting for result. One further note: purpose and result can both be in view, as BDAG 
> points out. But that should be judged from context as well. Also, are you aware of the 
> somewhat recent discussions of the doctoral work of  Margaret Gavin Sim, "A Relevance 
> Theoretic approach to the particle hina in Koine Greek"? The dissertation is available on 
> the internet. I believe she is also on B-Greek now as well. Maybe she will respond to 
> your query too.
> 
> God bless,
> Brian Abasciano

Thanks, Brian! I found it online here, for anyone else who is interested:
 
http://www.era.lib.ed.ac.uk/bitstream/1842/1395/1/Sim_thesis.pdf

Eric S. Weiss 


      


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