[B-Greek] Aorist Middle/Passive

Stephen Carlson stemmatic at gmail.com
Mon Oct 11 15:02:34 EDT 2010


On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 9:35 AM, Carl Conrad <cwconrad2 at mac.com> wrote:
> The key points, I think (he says -- after several years of trying to say
> something simple about something that's really pretty complex) are:
> (1) "Passive" verb-forms in QH/H may convey EITHER middle OR passive
> semantic force;
> (2) Discerning the middle or passive meaning in the case of particular
> verbs requires (a) recognizing whether an agent is at least implicitly
> present, and/or (b) knowing the characteristic usage of the particular verb.

Since I've been slowly persuaded by you on this point over the years,
I'm going to assert one of my prerogatives as a teacher and teach
voice this way.  There will be some interference from the textbook, so
I'll have to see how it goes, but it's nice to see Michael having a
website with it.

Stephen



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