Partitive constructions with ἐκ and ἀπό fall into two general types: entity partitives and set partitives.
Cognitive Linguistics
“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 […]
Today’s the last day to book accommodations for the Greek Prepositions Workshop. So if you don’t have your […]
This excerpt is from my chapter, “Linguistic issues in Biblical Greek,” in Lexham Methods: Linguistics & Exegesis. It’s published […]
Both contributors to this blog (yes, there actually is more than one — Mike and Rachel Aubrey) are […]
Metaphor and analogy drive much (all) of semantic change. The text is from 4 Macc 2:2-3 2 ταύτῃ […]
Koine-Greek 