There are plenty of abstract uses of the preposition περί—the most comment is TOPIC with verbs of thought and communication. But with many other non-communication situations, the preposition περί often functions to express category structures. It’s spatial sense “Location Around” still provides the motivating image schema (CENTER-PERIPHERY), but reconstrued metaphorically as a point in conceptual space that affects actions or circumstances in its proximity around it.
Greek prepositions
Today Rachel and I received word from Faithlife/Logos Bible Software that our book on the grammar and semantics […]
What if instructors were able to build lessons for Greek prepositions around physical actions that students could perform themselves both in class and at home? Methods such as this help connect the meaning of the prepositions not to rote memorization, but to physical behavior and actions. Below are some of the more salient uses of ποῦς, ‘foot’ with various prepositions that lend themselves to this type of experiential learning.
Creatively engaging students in language learning can be an ongoing challenge for those who teach Greek. The more […]
Greek Prepositions in the New Testament:A Cognitive-Functional Descriptionby Rachel & Michael Aubrey For Part II: Introducing: Greek Prepositions […]
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