Hebrews 2:13 ESOMAI PEPOIQWS

Ben Crick ben.crick at argonet.co.uk
Thu Aug 20 17:34:30 EDT 1998


On Wed 19 Aug 98 (20:21:58), jonathan at texcel.no wrote:
> How should I understand this:
> 
> Hebr 2:13 EGW ESOMAI PEPOIQWS EP AUTWi
> 
> The use of tenses is confusing me...

 Jonathan:

 ESOMAI     1st person singular future of EIMI
 PEPOIQWS   Second-Perfect Active Participle of PEIQW

 Surely this is another example of a periphrastic future perfect: "I shall
 be having trusted in Him". Compare 2 Samuel 22:3 LXX and Isaiah 8:17 LXX.
 In 2 Samuel it translates 'eCheSeH-BoW = PEPOIQWS ESOMAI EP' AUTWi; and in
 Isaiah it translates WeQiWWeThiY-LoW = KAI PEPOIQWS ESOMAI EP' AUTWi.

 Hebrews 2:13b continues the quotation from Isaiah 8:18, so that is the
 source quoted by the writer to the Hebrews.

 MH FOBOU, MONON PISTEUSON!  (Luke 8:50)
 Ben
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