Hi Rolf,
I take it that the perfective :: imperfective opposition is one of
grammatical/inflectional aspect vis-a-vis lexical Aktionsart. Perfective
aspect covers the range of actions conceptualised as complete and
undifferentiated; imperfective aspect covers the range of actions
conceptualised as incomplete and differentiated.
If these definitions are acceptable, the prefix verb in Gen 18:11 would
refer to a perfective action. And in the other references, the suffix
verbs would be used of imperfective actions.
Regards,
David Kummerow.
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