[b-greek] Re: Acc subject of Infinitive

From: Clwinbery@aol.com
Date: Sun Jul 15 2001 - 17:55:34 EDT



In a message dated 7/15/01 7:44:04 PM, iver_larsen@sil.org writes:

>Carlton wrote:
>
>> ISCUEIN is the infinitive used with hWSTE in a result clause. This is
>>a common function for the inf. with hWSTE in the NT. Sometimes it is very
>> difficult to distinguish result from purpose, but I think in this case
>> ISCUEIN clearly indicates result.
>
>I would be interested to know if there was a change in meaning of hWSTE
>and hINA from Classical Greek to NT Greek. Did hWSTE normally indicate result
>in Classical Greek and hINA purpose? Or were they even at that time
overlapping
>in meaning? I am aware that in the NT hINA is used for a consecutive event
>which may be either result or purpose. But hWSTE seems to lean strongly
>towards the result idea.
>
This depends on what you include in "result." (see below)

>I looked at the occurrences of hWSTE marked by Friberg by CS. hWSTE appears
>to be used as a purpose connector in Luke 4:29 and 20:20 and possibly in
>Mat10:1 and 27:1. The other uses seem to be result. BDAG suggests that when
>hWSTE introduces a dependent clause, it indicates either actual result
>or intended result, and they list the four citations above as intended result
>rather than purpose. Any comment?

I have never been able to distinguish "intended result" from "purpose."
It is hard enough to distinguish purpose and result in many cases. My key is
to try and find indications of intention. If the action was intended to
produce what happened or was desired to happen, purpose; otherwise, result.

>In Luke 9:52 there is textual doubt whether hWSTE or hWS should be read.
>At times, hWS appears to be a shortened form of hWSTE, but this is confusing,
>since hWS has so many other senses to cover. Any explanation for the
>relationship between hWS and hWSTE?
>
This is true. I think this is more the situation in the Helenistic period.
However, hWSTE seems (according to LSJ) to have been used in the classical
period also for both result and intended result; very much what I find in the
LXX and Christian writings.

Carlton Winbery
Louisiana College

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