[B-Greek] Aorist M/P (or M and P) Finites and Participles
Michael Aubrey
mga318 at yahoo.com
Mon Mar 8 12:45:14 EST 2010
If there is no formal distinction, then don't make a distinction yourself between Middle & Passive. Greek voice is doing something very different than English voice. They probably shouldn't both be called voice, but that's something we're stuck with -- that is, unless Dr. Buth is successful in converting everyone to only using Greek terminology for describing Greek.
Mike
http://evepheso.wordpress.com
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This next question is the same as the above, but deals with the participles - (LUSAMENOS...) and (LUQEIS). BOTH of these 'forms' should be understood as Middle-Passive until other grammatical features clarify whether or not it is meant as a Middle or a Passive. Is this correct?
If the above is correct, then what are the main grammatical signals we should be on the lookout for as we seek to determine whether or not a usage is Middle or Passive, since form alone does not provide that data?
Sincerely,
C. Q. Machiavelli
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