33 Christological implications of the three-fold interpretation of verbs When the verb admits to interpretation as the passivized form of an active usage of transference (tra. act.) with an omitted Agent complement that has no retrievable definite referent, the occurrence may admit to two alternative grammatical interpretations whenever specific conditions are satisfied. First, the verb also admits to interpretation with the form of a passive usage of motion (mot. pass.) whenever the subject typically can be attributed with the weak agentive property of initiation. Second, the verb also admits to interpretation with the form of a passive reflexive usage of transference (tra. pass.) whenever the subject typically can be attributed with the strong agentive property of instigation and interpreted as acting on itself. 9 When these conditions are satisfied, a three-fold interpretation is grammatically possible because the verb with all three interpretations realizes only two complements. In this and following discussions of the three-fold grammatical interpretation, “tra. act.” specifies a passivized active usage of transference: realized complements unrealized complement tra. act. subject / Theme Source or Goal indefinite Agent mot. pass. subject / Theme Source or Goal tra. pass. subject / Agent Source or Goal co-referential Theme The following occurrence illustrates the threefold interpretation with the passivized active usage of transference / the passive usage of motion / the passive usage of transference with διασῴζω (be brought safely / come safely / bring oneself safely) in Acts 27,44: tra. act. Thus it happened that all were brought safely onto the land mot. pass. Thus it happened that all came safely onto the land tra. pass. Thus it happened that all brought themselves safely onto the land οὕτως ἐγένετο πάντας διασωθῆναι ἐπὶ τὴν γῆν The three-fold interpretation of the verb in Acts 27,44 is grammatica- lly possible because, with the interpretation as the passivized form of an active usage of transference, the Agent has no retrievable definite referent and “all” references living human beings, who typically may be attributed with initiating their own motion and instigating their own transference. Although Greek grammar accommodates the three-fold interpretation of specific passive occurrences of verbs of transference, all three gram- Technically, the two alternative interpretations are grammatically possible whenever 9 the verbal subject references divine and demonic beings, living human beings and animals, and forces of nature: cf. P. Danove, “Distinguishing Goal and Locative Complements of New Testament Verbs of Transference”, FilNeot 20 (2007) 68-70.