[B-Greek] Heb 6,4-6

ps2866 at bingo-ev.de ps2866 at bingo-ev.de
Sun Sep 19 15:08:45 EDT 2010


Dear Mark and Barry,

thank you for your helpful answers !

In case the theory is true, that Verbal aspect, not time, is the
fundamental meaning expressed by the Greek tense-forms, then maybe all you
can say is that the aorists in Heb 6,4-6 expresses perfective and the
present tense imperfective aspect.
Do you agree ?
Yours
Peter, Germany



> Peter asked
>
> <I wonder how the switch from the aorist (FWTISQENTAS k.t.l.) to the
> present tense (ANAKAINIZEIN, ANASTAUROUNTAS, PARADEIGMATIZONTAS) in Heb
> 6,4-6 can be explained.>
>
> Hi, Peter,
>
> Well, I think this is one case where the former participle is meant to
> imply a
> prior, one time action, and the later forms are meant to imply  repeated,
> on-going actions.  In other words, where the Greek tenses work  they way
> they
> tell you they work.

I think that we are to understand &#7956;óôé with &#7936;ä&#8059;íáôïí. 
This would make the
action of the aorist participles prior to the time frame expressed by the
implicit main verb, and the present infinitive and participles concurrent
with that time frame.  So, I am not sure that "repeated, on-going actions"
is the nuance intended.






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