Greek semantic domain
Instrument
The category of source subdomain 089012 (semantic domain 89.76–semantic domain 89.78) involves a relation between two events while the category of source subdomain 090002 includes objects which are employed in some activity or event. However, it is sometimes difficult to distinguish clearly between these two categories. For example, in Mt 4:4 (see semantic domain 90.9) the statement ‘a person shall not live by bread alone’ would appear to mean that ‘bread’ is to be understood as instrument. On a deeper level of analysis, however, the term ἄρτος ‘bread’ is only a metonym for ‘the eating of food.’ Therefore, what on a surface level appears to be instrument is on a deeper level a matter of means. See also semantic domain 90.56.
Source hierarchy
- Parent: SDBC-DOMAIN-UBS-GRK-090
Advanced domain details
- Domain ID
SDBC-DOMAIN-UBS-GRK-090002- Source code
- 090002
- Level
- 2
- Scheme
- UBS Greek Lexical Domains
Member senses (7)
- ἀπόby, from
Sense details
a marker of instrument which serves as a source of information or reason
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-000571-07 - διάby means of, through, with
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(with the genitive) a marker of the instrument by which something is accomplished
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-001238-02 - ἐκby, as a result of
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(with the genitive) a marker of instrument, with the added implication of result
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-001549-04 - ἐνby, with
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(with the dative) a marker of an immediate instrument
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-001735-09 - ἐπίby, by means of
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(with the dative) a marker of instrument as the basis for some event
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-001926-09 - καταχράομαιto use, to employ, with
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to make use of instruments[source note 1]
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-002718-01 - χράομαιto use, to employ, with
Sense details
to make use of instruments[source note 1]
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-005415-04