[B-Greek] please explain

Barry H. nebarry at verizon.net
Thu Sep 17 08:07:53 EDT 2009


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From: "George F Somsel" <gfsomsel at yahoo.com>
To: "Herb Picoski" <pic3lite at telus.net>; <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 6:40 AM
Subject: Re: [B-Greek] please explain


> First, you have misconstrued the verb. It is not 2nd (whether sg or pl) 
> but 3 pl nor is it middle but passive. Here we have a subject in the pl: 
> TA PANTA. This is categorized as TA hORATA and TA AORATA (with its 
> subcategories introduced by EITE). The subject is then resumed with TA 
> PANTA. The verb is pl because the subject is plural.<<

Actually, the form of the verbs is singular, the old "neuter plural subjects 
may take a singular verb" option in Greek.

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

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