Samara, E. A. THE USE OF DATIVE CASE DENOTING AN ANIMATE OBJECT AS THE GOAL OF MOVEMENT WITH THE VERB ̕ ´ЕΡΧΟΜΑΙ. Proceedings of Petrozavodsk State University. 2026;48(7):69–75. DOI: 10.15393/uchz.art.2026.1368


Theoretical, Applied and Comparative Linguistics


THE USE OF DATIVE CASE DENOTING AN ANIMATE OBJECT AS THE GOAL OF MOVEMENT WITH THE VERB ̕ ´ЕΡΧΟΜΑΙ

Samara
E. A.
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Keywords:
dative case
animate object
goal of movement
Gospel of Matthew
Modern Greek
linguotextological method
Summary: The paper explores the use of dative case meaning an animate object – as the goal of movement – with the Greek verb ἔρχομαι and its Modern Greek and Church Slavonic / Russian equivalents. The research was carried ou through the linguotextological approach based on the ancient Greek text of the Gospel of Matthew in comparison with modern Greek adaptations, as well as translations of the text into the Church Slavonic and Russian languages at differ- ent times. The scholarly novelty of the present study lies in its comparative diachronic analysis of a specific grammati- cal phenomenon in Greek, Church Slavonic, and Russian, with particular attention to interlingual contact and processes of linguistic interaction. The relevance of the study is determined by the use of new textual material and methodological approaches for the comparative study of these languages. The findings of this comparative analysis lead to conclusions regarding the methods of conveying the dative case used with verbs ἔρχομαι in the modern Greek language, as well as the evolution of this construction in the Russian language.




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