Matt 24:45 κατέστησεν vs Luke 12:42 καταστήσει
Posted: August 30th, 2015, 2:07 pm
Why do we have the aorist form of the verb for "appoint" (κατέστησεν) in Matthew's account of "the slave" (Matt 24:45) and the future tense of "appoint" (καταστήσει) in Luke's account (Luke 12:42) when the slave is initially appointed? Is the aorist expressing remoteness? Is it being used to express a future event?
In the next part of the account when the master returns and sees the faithful work of the good slave and rewards him with greater responsibility the future tense of "appoint" (καταστήσει) is used in both accounts.
In the next part of the account when the master returns and sees the faithful work of the good slave and rewards him with greater responsibility the future tense of "appoint" (καταστήσει) is used in both accounts.