Re: Nonexistent forms?

Rod Decker (rdecker@bbc.edu)
Tue, 7 Oct 1997 07:08:32 -0400

As I've poked around a bit in this dept., I have two specific queries.

1, I've noted the perfect subjunctive forms (3 in the NT, all
periphrastics), but what about perfect optatives? Do such exist in the NT?
I couldn't find any, but Bowne's *Paradigms & Principal Parts for the Greek
NT* lists the (periphrastic) forms (LELUMENOS EIHN, etc.). What about
extra-biblical use, which I assume must exist?

2. Does the pluperfect ever occur outside the indicative in extra-biblical
Greek? I haven't been able to locate any refs. to such, but I'd appreciate
any confirmation or denial of that.

Thanks,

Rod

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