[B-Greek] Acts 16,3
Carl W. Conrad
cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Mon Mar 29 20:01:55 EST 2004
At 4:40 PM -0800 3/29/04, Eddie Mishoe wrote:
>TOUTON HQELHSEN hO PAULOS SUN AUTWi EXELQEIN, KAI
>LABWN PERIETEMEN AUTON DIA TOUS IOUDAIOUS.....
>
>The NET Bible questions whether or not Paul actually
>performed the circumcision on Timothy, whereas
>Parsons/Culy seem sure Paul did not do it. What am I
>overlooking here that would lead one to see someone
>other than Paul performing the circumcision on
>Timothy, especially in light of PERIETEMEN AUTON?
It's not at all uncommon for an active verb form to bear the sense of
CAUSING an action to be performed without necessarily performing it
oneself. Similarly a middle voice may carry the sense of having an action
performed on one's own behalf without necessarily performing the action
oneself.
You might look at Wallace GGBB "B. Causative Active (a.k.a. Ergative
Active)" pp. 411f. Cf. Smyth §1711 "Causative Active."
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Carl W. Conrad
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