From: Moon-Ryul Jung (moon@saint.soongsil.ac.kr)
Date: Fri Jul 02 1999 - 08:39:35 EDT
> >I would appreciate some help in understanding the use of verb tense in
> >dependent clauses. The text reads; ...KAI EPISTEUSAN OSOI HSAN
> >TETAGMENOI EIS ZWHN AIWNION. I take the dependent clause as an
> >adverbial relative clause, either of condition or possibly comparison
> >(yes?). Is the use of the periphastic pluperfect relative to the main
> >verb, implying the action occurred prior to the action of the main verb,
> >or is this only true with participles (non-periphrastic, that is)? I'm
> >just interested in the grammar, please.
It seems that hOSOI HSAN TETAGMENOI EIS ZWHAN AIWNION is
the explicitly mentioned subject of EPISTEUSAN. Is there any
grammatical grounds for taking it otherwise?
Moon-Ryul Jung
Assistant Professor
Soongsil Univ. Seoul, Korea
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> Daniel Ria=F1o Rufilanchas
> Madrid, Espa=F1a
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