Matthew 1:20

Matthew 1:20

[] ESTIN at Matthew 1:20 Awohili at aol.com Awohili at aol.com Sun May 28 08:57:32 EDT 2006 [] The Interlinear St. John has moved. [] ESTIN at Matthew 1:20 There is a construction for “Holy Spirit” at the latter part of Matthew 1:20 that apparently is found nowhere else in the NT: TO GAR EN…

Colossians 3:16

Colossians 3:16

[bible passage=”Colossians 3:16″] Col 3:16b ψαλμοῖς, ὕμνοις, καὶ ᾠδαῖς πνευματικαῖς ἐν χάριτι ᾄδοντες ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν τῷ θεῷ YALMOIS, hUMNOIS, KAI WiDAIS PNEUMATIKAIS EN CARITI ADONTES EN TAIS KARDAIS hUMWN TWi QEWI Several questions: EN XARITI – Is it something to do with ‘grace’ or ‘gratitude’ (cf. 17 EUCARISTOUNTES TWi QEWi in v. 17)?…

1 Timothy 2:15

1 Timothy 2:15

How many have heard of Arthur Sanders Way (1847-1930)? Wikipedia has a good description of him as a Greek scholar, teacher and translator. Let me quote a bit from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Way Way’s versions give accurate renderings of the meaning of the originals expressed in vigorous verse. The list of his translations in Miller’s Australian Literature includes…

Matthew 13:15

Matthew 13:15

Randall brings the Greek translation of Isaiah into the discussion, so I’ll quote the text from Isaiah 6:10 (Ziegler): EPACUNQH GAR hH KARDIA TOU LAOU TOUTOU, KAI TOIS WSIN AUTWN BAREWS HKOUSAN KAI TOUS OFQALMOUS AUTWN EKAMMUSAN, MHPOTE IDWSI TOIS OFQALMOIS KAI TOIS WSIN AKOUSWSI KAI THi KARDIAi SUNWSI KAI EPISTREYWSI KAI IASOMAI AUTOUS. ἐπαχύνθη…

Ephesians 3:18

Ephesians 3:18-19

Ephesians 3:18-19 hINA EXISCUSHTE KATALABESQAI SUN PASIN TOIS hAGIOIS TI … GNWNAI TE THN … AGAPHN TOU CRISTOU In my recent attempts to penetrate the logical flow of Ephesians 3:14-19, I’ve posed the following question: Does EXISCUSHTE govern both of the following infinitives (KATALABESQAI and GNWNAI); or does the TE following GNWNAI indicate the beginning…

Acts 2:29

Acts 2:29

Let me know when my questions are tedious. I am curious about how to understand PARRHSIA in Acts, generally translated “boldness” or confidence. It seems to me, especially given 4.13, that the word conveys more that courage to speak up, that it conveys persuasiveness, rhetorical skill, knowledge, learning. Of course with speaking skills comes confidence to…