That moment when you read in BDAG (and BAGD, too) that σκοτίζω’s middle form has the function of: […]
Category Archive: Grammar
A presentational/thetic clause with an indefinite null subject: καὶ ἐξῆλθον ἀπὸ τῶν ἱερέων ἐκ τῶν ἁγίων καὶ ἀπὸ […]
That moment when you read in BDAG that κοιμάω is: in our lit. only in pass. and w. act. […]
This post ended up being quite long. I’ve broken it into three smaller parts which are scheduled to […]
Somehow this post ended up being 2000 words long. I’ve broken it into three smaller parts which are […]
Somehow this post ended up being 2000 words long. I’ve broken it into three smaller parts which are […]
James W. Voelz has a review of Robert Funk’s Greek Grammar on the Review of Biblical Literature, that’s […]
Transitivity plays a central role in all voice usage, not only in the contrast between active and middle, but also within the usage of the middle voice itself. Understanding that range is important for discerning the meaning of a given verb in the middle voice when reading the biblical text or other contemporary Koine Greek literature.
It’s in desperate need of an update since it’s now five years, but I decided I should just […]
What motivates the ordering. I’m looking into the question right now. Stephanie Bakker’s book on the noun phase deals […]
