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Linguistics and New Testament Greek: Key Issues in the Current Debate is unavailable, but you can change that!

This work offers students the most current discussion of the major issues in Greek and linguistics by leading authorities in the field. Featuring an all-star lineup of New Testament Greek scholars—including Stanley Porter, Constantine Campbell, Stephen Levinsohn, Jonathan Pennington, and Robert Plummer—it examines the latest advancements in New Testament Greek linguistics, making it an ideal...

means “type of action” and refers to the ways that actions can unfold—the kinds of action. Some actions are punctiliar, some iterative, some ingressive, and so forth. A punctiliar action is something that happens in an instant, like a punch or a kick. An iterative action is something that is repeated over and over, like breathing. An ingressive action is one that is just beginning to unfold, like waking up. There was once much confusion between Aktionsart and aspect, and sometimes those terms could
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