[B-Greek] Acts 1,3 by Culy/Parsons
Eddie Mishoe
edmishoe at yahoo.com
Wed Mar 17 09:03:57 EST 2004
I came across this web site by doing a search on Culy and Parson's new book Acts, A Handbook on the Greek Text, and would like to post this question (and many others if allowed).
Acts 1,3
hOIS KAI PARESTHSEN hEAUTON ZWNTA META TO PAQEIN AUTON EN POLLOIS TEKMHRIOIS, DI hHMERWN TESSERAKONTA OPTANOMENOS AUTOIS KAI LEGWN TA PERI THS BASILEIAS TOU QEOU'
On this passage he writes: "Some linguists have argued that in infinitive constructions that are not part of a prepositional phrase, as here (META TO PAQEIN AUTON), "raising" has occurred. The noun that we expect to be the "subject" of the infinitive has been "raised" from the infinitive (or lower) clause to the main clause, where it functions syntactically as the direct object of the verb."
I am not following his comments here. META TO PAQEIN AUTON does seem to be part of a prepositional phrase (does not META go with the articular infinitive?). But my question is, is anyone familiar with this "raising" concept and could you simplify what it is he is analyzing here? Could someone identify the "lower clause" and main clause for me also?
Eddie Mishoe
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