Continuity and change in the syntax of δίδωμι in Septuagint Greek

This paper discusses a subset of the δίδωμι occurrences within the Septuagint: they are all transitive structures, where the Direct Object is modified by a predicative accusative expressing a resultant state. Although the pattern, which is unusual in Ancient Greek, can be reasonably traced back to a calquing of the Hebrew source, this paper deals with it from an internal point of view, by contrasting it with other contexts featuring the verb forms of δίδωμι, and evaluating its position within the language of the Septuagint. The analysis singles out elements of continuity between old and new δίδωμι uses, which can be both considered as multi-predicative causative complexes, involving besides δίδωμι a further embedded nominal predicate.