New Testament • Re: Construing the participle in 2 Corinthians 8:9

New Testament • Re: Construing the participle in 2 Corinthians 8:9

IMHO, the only thing interesting in the syntax is the placement of πλούσιος ὤν after the verb ἐπτώχευσεν.[/indent] Would this be a very dramatic way of creating a relative clause that contrasts Jesus’ wealth by smashing the verb ‘became poor’ against…

New Testament • Re: Construing the participle in 2 Corinthians 8:9

New Testament • Re: Construing the participle in 2 Corinthians 8:9

NA27 2Cor. 8:9 γινώσκετε γὰρ τὴν χάριν τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὅτι δι᾿ ὑμᾶς ἐπτώχευσεν πλούσιος ὤν, ἵνα ὑμεῖς τῇ ἐκείνου πτωχείᾳ πλουτήσητε. Is there anything in the syntax of the clause beginning with ὅτι that tells us to construe the partici…

New Testament • Re: Construing the participle in 2 Corinthians 8:9

New Testament • Re: Construing the participle in 2 Corinthians 8:9

IMHO, the only thing interesting in the syntax is the placement of πλούσιος ὤν after the verb ἐπτώχευσεν.Would this be a very dramatic way of creating a relative clause that contrasts Jesus’ wealth by smashing the verb ‘became poor’ against the adject…

New Testament • Construing the participle in 2 Corinthians 8:9

New Testament • Construing the participle in 2 Corinthians 8:9

γινώσκετε γὰρ τὴν χάριν τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦ [Χριστοῦ], ὅτι δι᾽ ὑμᾶς ἐπτώχευσεν πλούσιος ὤν, ἵνα ὑμεῖς τῇ ἐκείνου πτωχείᾳ πλουτήσητε. 2 Corinthians 8:9Is there anything in the syntax of the clause beginning with ὅτι that tells us to construe the part…

John 2:23

John 2 23

John 2:23 backusfam1 at bluefrognet.net backusfam1 at bluefrognet.net Wed Apr 3 13:28:32 EST 2002   Greetings from Japan Textbooks for Principles of Exegesis Class My question is in regard to John 2:23 as to the use of the dative plural of the word Jerusalem in the Greek text. Why is this in the plural form?…

James 2:15

James 2:15

James 2:15 (loosely connected to “Compound subjects with hH” [sic]) Paul Zellmer zellmer at cag.pworld.net.ph Sun Sep 6 19:49:32 EDT 1998   Isaiah 45:19 (also Isaiah 7:14 in Mt 1:23) b-hebrew I didn’t realize when I asked my question about the *H* in James 2:15this past weekend that this has been an area of debate…

2 Corinthians 1:20

The Repeated Use Of DIA In 2 Corinthians 1 20

The repeated use of DIA in 2 Corinthians 1:20 Bret A. Hicks bret at maranatha.net Wed Jul 14 09:15:03 EDT 1999   What to count (was: Hair-splitting…) KURIE ELEHSON ME As I was studying 2 Corinthians 1:20 this morning, I noticed that Paulused the constructionDI’ AUTOU TO AMHN TW QEW PROS DOXAN DI’ HMWN(THROUGH HIM…

Titus 2:1

Titus 2:1

[] DIDASKALIA and Titus 2:1 Jon Boyd boyd at huxcomm.net Mon Sep 8 23:21:35 EDT 2003   [] Grammar, Syntax, and Semantic terms [] DIDASKALIA and Titus 2:1 Dear friends,I have a question on the following passage:Titus 2:1-2aSU DE LALEI hA PREPEI THi hUGIANOUSHi DIDASKALIAi. PRESBUTAS NHFALIOUSEINAI, SEMNOUS, SWFRONAS . . .I’ve always taken it…

Titus 2:12

Titus 2:12

Titus 2:12 Explicative OUDE Frazier Conley fconley at cableone.net Sat May 18 15:25:36 EDT 2002   Acts 16:25 Acts 16:25 1 Timothy 2:12. DIDASKEIN DE GUNAIKI OUK EPITREPW OUDE AUQENTEIN ANDROS ALL’EINAI EN hHSUCIA.Lenski calls OUDE in this sentence “explicative OUDE.”He says, “If this statement were positive it would be followed by anexplicative KAI; since…

Titus 2:11

Titus 2:11

Titus 2:11 Kevin Smith kgs at iafrica.com Sun Sep 19 04:23:47 EDT 1999   DE “Grammatical” Categories Dear friends, Titus 2:11-12a in NA27 reads:EPEFANH GAR hH CARIS TOU QEOU SWTHRIOS PASIN ANQRWPOIS PAIDEUOUSA hHMAS…. I am trying to figure out the logical function of SWTHRIOS. Grammatically it must be predicate adjective modifying CARIS. But what…