ENGLISH

The Verb 'Be' in Ancient Greek

By Charles H. Kahn

Book information

Publisher
Hackett Publishing Company Inc
Year
2003
ISBN
0872206440, 9780872206441
LCC
PA430.E35 K34 2003
Google Books ID
L9GGQgAACAAJ
Open Library ID
OL3684159M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
13 MB (14027200 bytes)
Pages
554\554
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-02-04 16:00:00

Description

This book offers a systematic description of the use and grammar of the verb 'to be' in Ancient Greek, before the philosophers took it over to express the central concepts in Greek logic and metaphysics. The evidence is taken primarily from Homer, but supplemented by specimens from classical Attic prose. Topics discussed include the original status of the verb in Indo-European, as well as the logical and syntactic relations among copula, existential, and veridical uses.

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