Partitive constructions with ἐκ and ἀπό fall into two general types: entity partitives and set partitives.
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Yesterday, we examined SOURCE expressions with ἐκ and ἀπό . Today, we are examining ORIGINS. The Greek Prepositions Workshop is […]
These are the usages most closely tied to our embodied experience in physical space. Prototypically source constructions also […]
We recently received the following question about Greek noun phrase syntax: Can a phrase with an adjective in […]
Dahl (1985, 138; 2000, 9-10) describes to a hierarchy of usage for perfects across languages. The hierarchy lays out […]
The question was asked on Facebook about what principles might motivate the occurrence of indefinite noun phrases to […]
Both the Source (material) & Source (reflexive) senses involve an an element of identification of the TR with the LM.
“For illustrative purposes, let us sketch a plausible (though simplistic) scenario for the evolution of a complex category. […]
Already by the first century CE, ἐκ & ἀπό have experience over a thousand years of history and […]
Many New Testament scholars look at language typology with suspicion. Some believe that using typological studies is dangerous […]
