Dahl, Eystein Hambro; Tronci, Liana (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-06-20)
In this paper, we examine the behaviour of so-called passive and middle aorist forms in the Greek reflected in the Genesis of the Septuagint. The Septuagint, and Biblical Greek more generally, displays a considerable aberration with respect to other varieties of Ancient Greek regarding the relative frequency of passive vis-à-vis middle aorist forms. Here, we explore this feature of Septuagint Greek ...