Verbal periphrases with εἰμίpiù plus participle in the variants of the Pentateuch of the LXX

Abstract

The present article gathers and discusses the variants with εἰμί and the participle found in the testimonies of the textual traditions of the Pentateuch of the Lxx. They are also considered the variants with γίνομαι but only those concerning the nominal predicate. The purpose is to observe if there are traces of the affirmation of the periphrasis in the variants, perhaps concentrations of frequency together with undertones of use, with special attention to the dating of the testimonies where they are to be found. One paragraph is reserved to the variants of construction with the nominal predicate (copula + adjective) with respect to a finite verb.