Re: Present tence copulative verbs

From: Jonathan Robie (jonathan@texcel.no)
Date: Sat Oct 31 1998 - 13:05:27 EST


At 09:54 AM 9/1/98 -0700, lakr wrote:
 
>I can understand why you do not see a reference to 'pointing forward'
>in the Septuagint rendering of 'EGW EIMI hO WN'. However, the LXX
>translation cannot be supported by the Hebrew. The Greek of the LXX
>was probababy influenced by a Greek ontology.
 
Ah, thanks. I don't know Hebrew, beyond being able to pronounce the words
and a basic understanding of Genesis 1.

And I'm list-owner of B-Hebrew. Pretty amusing, eh?

Jonathan

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