[B-Greek] Rev 9:1 - PEPTWKOTA
Carl Conrad
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Mon Jul 12 19:31:17 EDT 2010
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Date: July 12, 2010 5:25:08 PM EDT
To: greek B-Greek <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Rev 9:1 - PEPTWKOTA
Hi. I am curious about the word PEPTWKOTA (fallen) in Rev 9:1.
ειδον αστερα εκ του ουρανου πεπτωκοτα
EIDON ASTERA EK TOU OURANOU PEPTWKOTA
Some translations suggest that John sees the star actually fall from
heaven but others do not, keeping the falling strictly past.
I know PEPTWKOTA is the perfect participle. So "having fallen" seems
reasonable.
But in the Greek is this the "immediate" past that John would have
witnessed in the vision or is it more the state of the star before
John's vision of it began?
Or is that non-determinable?
Regards,
Gareth Buxton
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