MPol 10: Grammar questions

From: Kenneth Litwak (kenneth@sybase.com)
Date: Mon Jan 15 1996 - 21:54:39 EST


    In spite of the assurances I've received that the Didache and MPol are
easy Greek (how depressing), I have a question or two about the
text of MPol 10.
1. 10:2. I'm unsure of what DEDIDAGMEQA is. I am guessing it is from
DIDASKO, but I've no lexicon or pony which gives any of the perfect forms
of DIDASKW. If, as I'm guessing, this is the Perf mid./pass ind, then
it would be "we have been taught" I think, but I'm not sure, because I'm
not sure it's indicative.
2. 10:1, PROSPOIEI is rendered by Bauer and Lightfoot, "You pretend".
I have a problem with that. This form could be either the 3ms Pres act ind.
or it could be the 2ms Pres act imperative. The former makes no sense, but
the latter would be a command, not a statement. Does non-NT Greek use the
imperative for the indicative regularly (remember this is supposed to be
easy Greek)?
3. 10:2, SU MEN KAN LOGOU HXIWSA. Bauer renders this "I should have counted you
worthy" and I add "of the word". Unless I'm mistaken, this is an indicative.
Where does the "should" come from?
4. 10:2, KATA TO PROSHKON. When I saw the KATA TO I expected an articular
infinitive, not a prepostion+article+participle. Bauer says this means
"as is fitting". Can someone explain this construction to me?

Sorry about the easy Greek questions.

Ken Litwak
GTU
Bezerkley, CA
"To the Didache and Beyond"



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