>>So... here's my question: Is DIDWMI unique in this regard, or is it
>>*always* impossible to take what would be the indirect object of an active
>>construction and make it the subject of an equivalent passive construction
>>in Greek? I suspect that it IS impossible, but I can't demonstrate that yet.
>>
>>Phrased a little differently, my question would be, 'Can any of you provide
>>me with an example where the subject of a passive construction in the Greek
>>New Testament (of in any other Hellenistic Greek document) would clearly be
>>dative case in an equivalent active construction?'
>
At 7:45 AM -0500 4/20/97, Carl W. Conrad responded:
>Here's one, at least--and I really believe there are several others, but I
>can't put my fingers on them as readily as this:
>
>Gal. 2:7 ... IDONTES hOTI PEPISTEUMAI TO EUAGGELION THS AKROBUSTIAS KAQWS
>PETROS THS PERITOMHS, ...
>
>Here there is no way to understand TO EUAGGELION other than as the object
>of the perfect passive PEPISTEUMAI.
This is exactly the kind of example I needed, Carl. In fact, I should have
remembered this one myself!
>My hunch is that this construction is most commonly found with a perfect
>passive rather than an aorist. It is relatively rare, but one sees it
>occasionally.
This is helpful. I'll try tracking down examples in both of these tenses.
If any of you know of an example in the aorist, I wold appreciate knowing
about it.
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Religion & Philosophy
Meredith College
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