composition help

[Geoff]

What's the best way to write, "to my beloved brother in the faith, preach the word"?


[face=SPIonic]tw=| a)gaphtw|= a)delfw|= e)n th|= pi/stei, kh/rucon to\n lo/gon[/face]

[ThomasGR]

Τω αγαπητω αδελφω εν τη πιστει, κηρυττων τον λογον

[Bert]

Τω αγαπητω αδελφω εν τη πιστει, κηρυττων τον λογον

I understand Geoff's [face=SPIonic]kh/rucon[/face]

but I don't know how to parse κηρυττων.
Could you parse it for me please?

[mingshey]

Τω αγαπητω αδελφω εν τη πιστει, κηρυττων τον λογον

I understand Geoff's [face=SPIonic]kh/rucon[/face]

but I don't know how to parse κηρυττων.
Could you parse it for me please?

I suppose it is "present imperative", while Geoff's is "past imperative", which denotes an action completed in short time. Present imperative would mean a continued action, like preaching some religious message.

[ThomasGR]

I thought "preach" was meant for present time.
Otherwise "κηρυξον" should have an article before placed, like "ο κηρυξον τον λογον". "He who has preached the word".

[Kopio]

I think the constative aorist imperative is the right route......

Wallace says(GGBTB pg 721)......it can be said as a general rule that this command says nothing about beginning or continuing an action. It basically has the force of, "make this your top priority."

Whether the Constative Aorist Imperative is an valid catagory....I don't know, but I would offer 2 Tim 4:2 as proof that Geoff's use of KHRUSSW is perfectly valid for Koine Greek.

[Bert]

Τω αγαπητω αδελφω εν τη πιστει, κηρυττων τον λογον

I understand Geoff's [face=SPIonic]kh/rucon[/face]

but I don't know how to parse κηρυττων.
Could you parse it for me please?

I suppose it is "present imperative", ...

I would have written the present imperative as [face=SPIonic]kh/russe[/face]
Just because I would have done that does not make it right though,