[B-Greek] Indirect Discourse
Carl W. Conrad
cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Tue Mar 30 06:06:08 EST 2004
At 7:49 PM -0800 3/29/04, Eddie Mishoe wrote:
>Acts 16,22
>
>KAI SUNEPESTH hO OCLOS KATí 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.)
I don't think it's necessary to understand this as indirect discourse so
much as a simple complement to EKELEUON "and gave the order to pommel
(them). Of course it's somewhat comparable to indirect discourse, inasmuch
as this could have been phrased, EKELEUON "hRABDIZETE (AUTOUS)."
See BDAG 2.c. "order, command, direct, enjoin, recommend more or less
emphatically (Syntipas p. 9, 4; Num 32:27; TestSol 4:7 D; TestAbr A 17 p.
98, 21 [Stone p. 44]) ti« someth. 2 Cl 6:4. hA LEGW Lk 6:46. TI TINI
command someone (to do) someth."
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Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Emeritus)
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