[B-Greek] An Accessible Brief Introduction to Greek Verbal Aspect
Randall Buth
randallbuth at gmail.com
Fri May 13 10:23:37 EDT 2011
On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 4:09 PM, Carl Conrad <cwconrad2 at mac.com> wrote:
> I personally think Campbell's treatment of the Perfect tense is inadequate, and
> many, I think, would question his acceptance of the "aspect-only" notion of
> the Aorist (Porter's view)
the original post in this thread pointed out that the 'present' is also not
'aspect-only'. It can have its semantic aspect contradicted.
One of the selling points of 'aspect-only' was the existence of the "historical
present" in past contexts. they claimed that one did not need the term,
therefore their view was simpler and 'scientifically' preferable. that
claim was
false, of course, as shown above where the "historical present" can have
its aspect falsified, too, being used in perfective contexts.
A few in NT studies have bought used cars from the 'aspect-only'
car lot. My claim is that the cars are not roadworthy. If the purchasers would
take their car out for a ride, they would discover that themselves.
Use the language. You will find that you will need to restrict it in ways
that are not predicted by 'aspect-only'. You shouldn't say * αὔριον ἦλθεν.
Randall Buth
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