You should make use of this research paper (linked below) published in 2018, which provides a detailed analysis of μέλλω as an auxiliary verb in the Septuagint. It discusses μέλλω with its infinitival complement, its uses in Classical and Hellenistic Greek, and its comparison with Septuagint usage. It is particularly valuable for understanding μέλλω’s role in biblical Greek, offering insights into its grammaticalization and semantic shifts across that period.
In significant ways, its research supports your stated aim:
You should make use of this research paper (linked below) published in 2018, which provides a detailed analysis of μέλλω as an auxiliary verb in the Septuagint. It discusses μέλλω with its infinitival complement, its uses in Classical and Hellenistic Greek, and its comparison with Septuagint usage. It is particularly valuable for understanding μέλλω’s role in biblical Greek, offering insights into its grammaticalization and semantic shifts across that period.
In significant ways, its research supports your stated aim:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325628255_Mello-auxiliary_verb_construction_in_the_Septuagint
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anssi-Voitila/publication/325628255_Mello-auxiliary_verb_construction_in_the_Septuagint/links/5b1961f50f7e9b68b425743c/Mello-auxiliary-verb-construction-in-the-Septuagint.pdf?origin=publication_detail&_tp=eyJjb250ZXh0Ijp7ImZpcnN0UGFnZSI6InB1YmxpY2F0aW9uIiwicGFnZSI6InB1YmxpY2F0aW9uRG93bmxvYWQiLCJwcmV2aW91c1BhZ2UiOiJwdWJsaWNhdGlvbiJ9fQ
Thank you.