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Greek Lessons
- The Question of Eternal Life: Syntax of Testing and Inquiry in Luke 10:25
- The Grammar of Astonishment and Difficulty
- The Urgency of Flight: Syntax, Eschatology, and the Grammar of Mission in Matthew 10:23
- Provoking the Lord: The Peril of Presumption
- The Great Priest Over God’s House: The Foundation of Confident Access
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Tag Archives: 1 Peter 1:22
Unveiling the Middle Voice: Agency, Reciprocity, and Subject Involvement in Koine Greek
Τὰς ψυχὰς ὑμῶν ἡγνικότες ἐν τῇ ὑπακοῇ τῆς ἀληθείας διὰ Πνεύματος εἰς φιλαδελφίαν ἀνυπόκριτον, ἐκ καθαρᾶς καρδίας ἀλλήλους ἀγαπήσατε ἐκτενῶς, (1 Peter 1:22)
Having purified your souls in obedience to the truth through the Spirit for genuine brotherly love, love one another fervently from the pure heart.
The Middle Voice: What Lies Between Active and Passive?The Greek middle voice stands between the active and passive voices, indicating that the subject of the verb participates in or is affected by the action. In Koine Greek, particularly in the New Testament, the middle voice often conveys:
– Reflexivity: the subject acts upon itself.… Learn Koine Greek