[B-Greek] please explain

Barry nebarry at verizon.net
Thu Sep 17 05:58:14 EDT 2009



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From: "Herb Picoski" <pic3lite at telus.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 12:02 AM
To: <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [B-Greek] please explain

> Hi All,
> I'm finding some inconsistencies with Verbs.
> That is,  Why is the verb CREATED in second person plural, AORIST MIDDLE? 
> Col.1:16.
> That would translate, " for in him ye set forth (created) for yourself all 
> things", as if speaking in a prayer.
> And then at the end of the verse, the same verb, third person singular, 
> FUTURE MIDDLE,
> Translated - "unto him he will set forth (create) for himself all things".
> At least the end verb should be in third person plural if "all things" is 
> the subject.
> Please explain verb usage for ektisqh, and ektistai, both translated as 
> aorist by KJV.

Greetings, Herb.  Check your parsing:

ἐκτίσθη, EKTISQH, is third person singular aorist passive...

And ἐκτίσται, EKTISTAI, third singular perfect passive (the uses forms which 
can be either perfect or passive, but the context clearly indicates the 
passive here).

So, no aorist middle or future middle in the text.  There is therefore no 
inconsistency to discuss.

N.E. Barry Hofstetter
Adjunct Faculty, Classics @ Montclair
http://www.montclair.edu/
Classics Instructor, The American Academy
http://www.theamericanacademy.net/

And me: http://my.opera.com/barryhofstetter/blog 




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