[B-Greek] Semantic Range of Prepositions
George F Somsel
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Sat Mar 20 15:53:44 EDT 2010
Speaking spatially the word περὶ PERI denotes "surrounding" as in Mt 8.18
18Ἰδὼν δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς ὄχλον περὶ αὐτὸν ...
It is also frequently used in a non-spacial way to signify "concerning" as in Rom 1.3
3περὶ τοῦ υἱοῦ αὐτοῦ ...
This is true regarding most prepositions. It is the context which determines its usage, and this is true regarding virtually every word. Context is king.
george
gfsomsel
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From: Richard Lindeman <oblchurch at msn.com>
To: b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Sat, March 20, 2010 12:00:01 PM
Subject: [B-Greek] Semantic Range of Prepositions
One of the great challenges in koine is the semantic range of prepositions.
To what degree are prepositions just simple prepositions in koine and to
what degree are they extensions of noun case usage that require a semantic
analysis of the nouns they are associated with? And how can one tell the
difference? There always seems to be a balancing act going on between
reading of prepositions spatially, as true to their own meaning, and reading
prepositions interpretively as true to their context. Any words of advice on
this challenge from our more learned scholars?
Thanks!
Rich Lindeman
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