[B-Greek] The aor middle versus the aor pass of ginomai
Carl Conrad
cwconrad2 at mac.com
Sat Sep 18 11:12:11 EDT 2010
On Sep 18, 2010, at 10:58 AM, Joseph Justiss wrote:
> What is the difference, if any, between the aor mid of ginomai and the aor
> pass of ginomai as used in Mat 11:21 and 23. In 21 Jesus says, "If in Tyre
> and Sidon were done (aor mid) the works...". Here he uses the aor mid. Then
> is verse 23 he says, "if in Sodom were done (aor pass) the works...". But
> here he uses the aor pass of ginomai. Is there any special nuance or just
> stylistic variation?
There is no special nuance and I don't think there's any stylistic variation either.
In Koine Greek the -QH- forms are in process of supplanting the older first-
and second-aorist middle forms. They are found side-by-side in NT texts just
as are the older second-aorist forms with -ON/-ES/-E etc.. and -A/-AS/-E etc.
Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)
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