Verb – Eluon medio-passive plural

ObjectivesLearning objectives

• The morphology of the Eluon medio-passive (pl)
• The semantics of the conative use of Eluon

VocabularyVocabulary

MorphologyMorphology: Verb – Eluon medio-passive plural

• Remember, the theme vowels are the same as Luo: ‘ο’ in 1p, ‘ε’ in 2p, and ‘ο’ in 3p (see 21.3.3.1)
• The 1p and 2p endings are the same as the Luo med-psv, -μεθα and -σθε (see 8.2.4.1), but the 3p ending is -ντο instead of -νται

SemanticsSemantics: Verb – Eluon (5 – Conative)

Verb – Eluon: all 4 parts on one page →Also in Lesson 15.1, Lesson 16.1, Lesson 21.3

Events have a pre-stage where the subject is preparing to do something but has not started yet, and Eluon is often used to refer to this pre-stage:

If Jesus was given wine, then he would have it in his possession and it would be a contradiction to say that he did not take it. Because the text says he did not take it, the Eluon form of δίδωμι must mean that they were attempting to give him the wine, but the event of giving never actually happened. The Eluon form here means that they attempted to perform the event, and the context clarifies that they were unsuccessful. This is called the conative use of Eluon.