[B-Greek] Word order in 2 Cor 5:19
Carl W. Conrad
cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Sun May 13 06:52:50 EDT 2007
Isn't it an all-important adverbial qualifier of the periphrastic verb?
I suspect that it's more instrumental than locative.
On May 13, 2007, at 6:19 AM, Kimmo Huovila wrote:
> On Saturday 12 May 2007, Carl W. Conrad wrote:
>>> (KH) Thanks. One important question is whether EN CRISTWi goes
>>> with HN or
>>> KATALLASSWN. If with KATALLASSWN, EN CRISTWi appears topicalized
>>> within the
>>> clause [EN CRISTWi...hEAUTWi].
>>
>> I think it goes with HN or else with HN KATALLASSWN as a periphrastic
>> imperfect.
>
> Yes, we are saying the same thing. I just further analyzed the
> periphrastic imperfective into its parts.
>
>> The question is whether the KATALASSWN participial phrase is
>> qualifying the subject
>> QEOS of the clause HN EN CRISTWi or whether the participle
>> KATALASSWN is
>> understood as part of a periphrastic imperfect. I can see either
>> possibility, but I am
>> inclined to prefer to understand HN KATALASSWN as a periphrasatic
>> verb.
>
> If we see it as a periphrastic verb, why are there two constituents
> (EN
> CRISTWi, KOSMON) in between? In other words, what does that word order
> signal?
>
> Kimmo Huovila
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