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Title: A New Syntax of the Verb in New Testament Greek

A New Syntax of the Verb in New Testament Greek

An Aspectual Approach

by Kenneth L. McKay (Author)
©1994 Others 203 Pages
Science, Society & Culture
Series: Studies in Biblical Greek, Volume 5

Summary

In recent decades it has been increasingly recognized that the forms of the verb in ancient Greek, including that of the New Testament, do not signal time (past, present, future), but aspect (the way each activity is viewed in relation to its context). Applying the new insights, this book offers a concise and clearly stated account of the way the verb works in the syntax of New Testament Greek. Its approach is pragmatic, with emphasis on context rather than theory. It can be read as a coherent account, and its four indexes also make it a handy reference book.

Details

Pages
203
Year
1994
ISBN (Softcover)
9780820421230
Language
English
Published
New York, Bern, Berlin, Frankfurt/M., Paris, Wien, 1994. 203 pp.

Biographical notes

Kenneth L. McKay (Author)

The Author: Kenneth L. McKay graduated with honors in Classics from the Universities of Sydney and Cambridge. He has taught Greek in universities and theological colleges in Nigeria, New Zealand, and England. Mr. McKay retired from the Australian National University in 1987, after teaching there for 26 years. His articles on ancient Greek syntax in various journals and his book on classical Attic, Greek Grammar for Students, have helped draw attention to the aspectual functions of the verb in Greek from the time of Homer to well beyond that of the New Testament.

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