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by Barry Hofstetter
October 2nd, 2014, 6:14 am
Forum: New Testament
Topic: Correct Translation of παρουσία
Replies: 26
Views: 11315

Re: Correct Translation of παρουσία

I think it's a big question mark whether a noun derived from a verb would carry over any Aktionsart at all. I don't think this is rocket science or even a complicated linguistic or discourse issue. Look at the way the word is used both in its NT contexts and elsewhere. That's what the lexicographers...
by Barry Hofstetter
September 29th, 2014, 8:59 am
Forum: New Testament
Topic: 1 John 5:16 possible with aorist?
Replies: 11
Views: 2651

Re: 1 John 5:16 possible with aorist?

I am writing with a question about 1 John 5:16: 16 ἐάν τις ἴδῃ τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ ἁμαρτάνοντα ἁμαρτίαν μὴ πρὸς θάνατον, αἰτήσει, καὶ δώσει αὐτῷ ζωήν, τοῖς ἁμαρτάνουσιν μὴ πρὸς θάνατον. ἔστιν ἁμαρτία πρὸς θάνατον· οὐ περὶ ἐκείνης λέγω ἵνα ἐρωτήσῃ. In 15a, the present participle of hamartano (ἁμαρτάνο...
by Barry Hofstetter
September 29th, 2014, 8:45 am
Forum: New Testament
Topic: Correct Translation of παρουσία
Replies: 26
Views: 11315

Re: Correct Translation of παρουσία

I suggest looking up each of the instances and asking the question "which usage sounds better in this context?" Rather than heading into the subjective unknown with that, let me suggest a method for doing it... Further to what I said 12 months ago about this noun (I would now add the word...
by Barry Hofstetter
September 29th, 2014, 8:39 am
Forum: Syntax and Grammar
Topic: Biblical greek for generic statements?
Replies: 2
Views: 1320

Re: Biblical greek for generic statements?

A brief question about generic statements in Biblical Greek- In colloquial English, we use "one" or "you" primarily for generic statements like "you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink". In Koine Greek, I have primarily seen the use of "a man&q...
by Barry Hofstetter
September 29th, 2014, 8:32 am
Forum: Alphabet and Pronunciation
Topic: Logos vs logeo
Replies: 2
Views: 12616

Re: Logos vs logeo

Hello all, I am a very, very, VERY new beginner in koine Greek. I have a question: In First John 1:9, confess is homologeo (ὁμολογέω) , homo (ὁμοῦ) meaning same , logeo from logos(λόγος) , meaning word . My question is this: What does the the change from ὁ in logos to the έω in logeo indicate? In o...
by Barry Hofstetter
September 29th, 2014, 8:24 am
Forum: Introductions
Topic: American hello from Leipzig, Germany
Replies: 2
Views: 1278

Re: American hello from Leipzig, Germany

Erik, welcome. Being in love with Greek is a good thing. Forgetting Latin is not... But we'll forgive you since this is the B-Greek forum.
by Barry Hofstetter
September 28th, 2014, 12:29 pm
Forum: New Testament
Topic: Correct Translation of παρουσία
Replies: 26
Views: 11315

Re: Correct Translation of παρουσία

Yes, of course, context usually serves as a determining factor in translation from any language. The reason why those questions were raised is that some persons argue that παρουσία should always be rendered as “ presence ” in the Greek Scriptures. I know of at least three Bible translations which r...
by Barry Hofstetter
September 28th, 2014, 5:30 am
Forum: New Testament
Topic: Correct Translation of παρουσία
Replies: 26
Views: 11315

Re: Correct Translation of παρουσία

Philippians 2:12: “Ωστε, ἀγαπητοί μου, καθὼς πάντοτε ὑπηκούσατε, μὴ ὡς ἐν τῇ παρουσίᾳ μου μόνον, ἀλλὰ νῦν πολλῷ μᾶλλον ἐν τῇ ἀπουσίᾳ μου, μετὰ φόβου καὶ τρόμου τὴν ἑαυτῶν σωτηρίαν κατεργάζεσθε.” The word παρουσία occurs 24 times in the Greek Scriptures. (Mt 24:3, 27, 37, 39; 1Co 15:23; 16:17; 2Co 7...
by Barry Hofstetter
September 25th, 2014, 12:47 pm
Forum: Seen on the Web
Topic: Contexticon
Replies: 0
Views: 1204

Contexticon

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Doesn't look too bad. They are offering a free limited subscription until Dec 31st, 2015, with coupon code DC-TWK (I think, I can no longer find the facebook post where I got this). It looks pretty reasonable for a paid subscription site even so.
by Barry Hofstetter
September 18th, 2014, 2:31 pm
Forum: Grammar Questions
Topic: A question about gender
Replies: 1
Views: 1256

Re: A question about gender

Does the gender of a verb have to agree with the gender of the subject? For example, is δελεάζοντες masculine in 2 Peter 2:14 because ψευδοδιδάσκαλοι (in 2 Peter 2:1) is masculine? Finite verbs (verbs which have person and number) are not marked for gender in Greek. δελεάζοντες, however, is a parti...

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