The imperative - future middle/passive indicative syntax is a grammatical form that is not discussed in classical or New Testament (NT) grammars. It is illustrated by "Eat your breakfast and you will be taken to the movies," or "Pay your rent and you will be given a bonus," or "Drink this medicine and you will be made well." Francis Gignac confirms that has no examples of this combination in his forthcoming grammar of the papyri. This structure appears in the Septuagint, in Luke-Acts in the NT, and in Eusebius. It is not in the TLG database, classical Greek employing the imperative - future passive subjunctive, "Eat your breakfast and you may be taken to the movies."
I read a paper on this at the Society of Biblical Literature international meeting in Rome. If anyone has come across an example of an imperative - future passive indicative combination, I would appreciate learning where this can be found. It of course occurs in a conditional sentence and the two verbal ideas employed will vary according to the context. Thank you for your help. You may recall seeing this and, if so, please give me a lead on where to look. Paul Elbert ([email protected])
