3 John 13 εἶχον
Posted: May 15th, 2016, 8:25 am
How do you understand the imperfect here? How is this different from Πολλὰ ἔσχον γράψαι σοι?3 John 13 wrote:Πολλὰ εἶχον γράψαι σοι, ἀλλ’ οὐ θέλω διὰ μέλανος καὶ καλάμου σοι γράφειν
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How do you understand the imperfect here? How is this different from Πολλὰ ἔσχον γράψαι σοι?3 John 13 wrote:Πολλὰ εἶχον γράψαι σοι, ἀλλ’ οὐ θέλω διὰ μέλανος καὶ καλάμου σοι γράφειν
Any type of concept of many or much tends to take an imperfective. If many is with an aorist it could well be marked.Jonathan Robie wrote:How do you understand the imperfect here? How is this different from Πολλὰ ἔσχον γράψαι σοι?3 John 13 wrote:Πολλὰ εἶχον γράψαι σοι, ἀλλ’ οὐ θέλω διὰ μέλανος καὶ καλάμου σοι γράφειν
States are naturally expressed in the imperfective unless there's a good reason not to.Jonathan Robie wrote:How do you understand the imperfect here? How is this different from Πολλὰ ἔσχον γράψαι σοι?3 John 13 wrote:Πολλὰ εἶχον γράψαι σοι, ἀλλ’ οὐ θέλω διὰ μέλανος καὶ καλάμου σοι γράφειν