Re: Nonexistent forms?

Martin Arhelger (martin.arhelger@metronet.de)
Mon, 6 Oct 1997 20:03:31 +0200

Rod wrote

> I have summarized (canonical*) Markan verbal use as follows:
>
> Indic Subj Impv Opt Inf Part Totals
> Aorist 519 166 66 1 109 253 1,114
> Present 513 38 82 0 87 248 968
> Impft 293 - - - - - 293
> Future 115 - - - 0 0 115
> Perfect 47 1 1 0 3 39 91
> Plupf 7 - - - 0 0 7
> Totals 1,494 205 149 1 199 540 2,588
>
> - = nonexistent forms
> 0 = forms not attested in Mark
>
> (* = 1:1-16:8 in case your count varies! I have not included
periphrastic
> forms)
>
> My question is: do any of the forms that I have flagged as
"non-existent"
> occur outside the NT? (And if so, which ones?)

Using a computer programm (e.g. "bible-works") you will easily find
examples of forms in the LXX, for example:
Impft. Subj. in Isa 7:9
Future Subj. in Isa 10:12

With greetings

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