From: Dale M. Wheeler (dalemw@teleport.com)
Date: Wed Feb 21 1996 - 13:51:14 EST
Here's a little problem I ran into as I was updating the GRAMCORD database;
I'd like to see what you "morpheme-ologists" think about this one.
The form hOMOIWSW occurs 4x in the NT (Matt 11:16; Luke 7:31; 13:18, 20) in
roughly similar phrases about drawing a comparison to/about the Kingdom.
There is a disagreement between the tools as to whether this should be
parsed as a 1st Sing FUTURE INDICATIVE or as an AORIST SUBJUNCTIVE (in
either case a "deliberative" use, I take it). I was inclined to read it as
a Future Indicative, but then I noticed the similar passage in Mark 4:30,
which uses the 1st Plural in a similar statement...and unless I'm missing
something here (to close to the problem and can't see the forest for the
trees...you know the feeling...), Mark 4:30 is clearly Aorist Subjunctive.
Sooooooooooooooooo....I'm now wondering if the 1st singulars ought to be
parsed as Aorist Subjunctive as well??
What do you'all think....
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