[B-Greek] Acts 8,20B

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Tue Mar 23 12:53:05 EST 2004


At 11:23 AM -0600 3/23/04, Dodson, Derek S wrote:
>Eddie Mishoe wrote:
>
>hOTI THN DWREAN TOU QEOU ENOMISAS DIA CRHMATWN KTASQAI
>
>"because you thought you could obtain God's gift with
>money?"
>
>Concerning KTASQAI, how does "to obtain" (infinitive)
>become "you could obtain"? It seems similar to an
>attendent circumstance participle that "converts" to a
>finite verb translation.
>
>
>First, it is probably best not to base one's Greek syntax analysis on an
>English translation.
>
>The infinitive KTASQAI is an infinitive of indirect discourse with a verb
>of cognition (ENOMISAS).  The accusative THN DWREAN can be the "subject of
>the infinitive" if KTASQAI is passive (hence, "because you thought that
>the gift of God could be obtained by money) ...

But as is evident from any decent lexicon, KTASQAI cannot possibly be
passive; this verb only appears in the middle voice--and it really ought
NOT to be called a deponent.
-- 

Carl W. Conrad
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