Dec 5, 2016 · Green: “A periphrastic is a ‘be’ verb in combination with a participle forming a single verbal unit.”2 This definition, though it is preliminary, highlights several components that make up …

These include periphrastic constructions (e.g., εἰμί + participle) that highlight aspectual nuance, and accusative + infinitive clauses used for indirect discourse.

Apr 28, 2008 · In our analysis there are two kinds of periphrastic constructions. The first is an empty verb and a participle.

Apr 6, 2021 · This syntactic observation about how periphrastic constructions are ordered can serve as the basis for a helpful way to think about periphrastic constructions. Think about periphrastics as a …

There are other periphrastic constructions, but the foregoing introduction will suffice for now. Actually, you don't need to memorize these so much as understand them.

I do this through an introductory description and use of an Information Structure analysis of periphrastic constructions. The basic concepts of Topic and Focus are useful for describing some of the key …

Aug 25, 2011 · It was this style, these lexical and syntactic patterns, which came to be imbued with social value to connote membership in the Christian community, and which came to be imitated, …

ently periphrastic verb forms. At Herodotus 9.27.5, for example, the Tegeans and Athenians are arguing over who should command the left wing of the army. Adducing their achievements at the Battle of …

Mar 19, 2021 · One interesting way that participles contribute to the syntax of Greek is in periphrasis. Sometimes a participle obviously combines with a verb in such a way that there is only one verbal …

In this paper, I will walk through the core set of considerations for identifying periphrastic constructions, the basic meanings, and then move into less charted territory—an attempt to describe the …