From: Carl W. Conrad (cwconrad@artsci.wustl.edu)
Date: Mon Apr 15 2002 - 06:30:22 EDT
At 2:07 PM -0700 4/11/02, Paul Felix wrote:
>In his discussion of the predicate nominative, Daniel Wallace (Greek Grammar
>Beyond the Basics, p. 40) states that in addition to the three common
>equative verbs (EIMI, GINOMAI, hUPARCW), the passives of some transitive
>verbs can also be used. He mentions KALEW, hEURISKW, and even MENW. Is
>anyone aware of a list of transitive verbs that can function as equative
>verbs in a predicate nominative structure? Would the form of KAQISTHMI
>found in James 4:4 meet the criteria?
Text: MOICALIDES, OUK OIDATE hOTI hH FILIA TOU KOSMOU ECQRA TOU QEOU ESTIN,
HOS EAN OUN BOULHQHi FILOS EINAI TOU KOSMOU, ECQROS TOU QEOU KAQISTATAI.
The problem is that KAQISTATAI here is middle and INTRANSITIVE, not
passive. The transitive/intransitive status of a verb cannot be so simply
categorized for every usage of a particular verb. For that reason I don't
think it's reasonable to attempt a list of "TRANSITIVE verbs that can
function as equative verbs in a predicate nominative structure." What one
wants is simply a list of "VERBS that can function as equative verbs in
predicate nominature structure."
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