[B-Greek] Indirect Discourse

Eddie Mishoe edmishoe at yahoo.com
Mon Mar 29 22:49:00 EST 2004


Acts 16,22

KAI SUNEPESTH hO OCLOS KAT’ AUTWN, KAI hOI STRATHGOI
PERIRHXANTES AUTWN TA hIMATIA EKELEUON hRABDIZEIN

EKELEUON hRABDIZEIN functions as Indirect Discourse,
and I assume the object/complement of hRABDIZEIN is
understood (them). Since hRABDIZEIN is active, does
this mean that the original utterance was active, as
in "You beat them." And if hRABDIZEIN were passive
here, as in "they commanded (them) to be beaten," how
would we then understand the original utterance or
would it no longer function as an indirect discourse
clause? (The reason I ask is because it doesn't appear
that Luke is reconstructing their command for them to
be beaten, but is simply stating what happened,
namely, they were beaten.)



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Eddie Mishoe
Pastor

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