[B-Greek] Semantic Range of Prepositions

Michael Aubrey mga318 at yahoo.com
Sat Mar 20 16:33:47 EDT 2010


I'm not entirely sure why you think that none spacial usages are not just simple prepositions. This is just how prepositions are. Even in English prepositions go far far beyond spacial usage.

In any case, context is always key. A good way to start is with the verb of the clause the preposition appears in. Certain verbs will require specific prepositional meanings.

Mike
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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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