Re: BALLW

Carl W. Conrad (cwconrad@artsci.wustl.edu)
Wed, 13 Nov 1996 13:04:58 -0600

At 12:52 PM -0600 11/13/96, AAPRBAB@aol.com wrote:
>Hello All!
>
>I am leaving my normal lurker status to ask a question.
>
>Does anyone know if there is an imperfect form for BALLW attested anywhere?
> BAGD doesn't list it. Moule in his "Idiom Book of NT Greek" shows the form
>on page 6, but that might be a hypothetical form.
>
>I am working on my thesis and have an illustration all worked out, but it
>comes crashing down like a house of cards if there is no Imperfect form for
>this verb.

EBALLON, EBALLES, EBALLE, EBALLOMEN, EBALLETE, EBALLON, its compounds and a
corresponding middle-passive EBALLOMHN, EBALLOU, etc. are well attested.

Carl W. Conrad
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