Possible translation of James 5:14b
Carl W. Conrad
cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Wed Dec 9 06:32:35 EST 1998
At 3:24 PM -0600 12/8/98, Charles Carr wrote:
>Is it possible syntacticly that the clause KAN hAMARTIAS H PEPOIHKWS,
>AFEQHSETAI AUTW. could be translated EVEN IF HE SINS, IT SHALL BE REMOVED
>FROM HIM. where the term AFEQHSETAI is translated with reference to the
>sickness as oppose to sins. According to Louw & Nida (15.48) AFEQHSETAI
>can mean to leave or depart from. In Mark 1:31 this word is used in
>connection with sickness and I was wondering based on the context of James
>5 if the grammar would support such a translation.
I think you mean 5:15b, don't you?
No, I'm afraid that won't work. The verbs in the two verses are instances
of two signficantly different usages: AFEQHSETAI is future passive of
AFIHMI (or AFIW--the older MI verb is being conjugated regularly in the NT
era often as an Omega verb) used with a dative of the person to whom
remission is granted, while AFHKEN is the aorist 3d sg. active of what is
indeed the same verb but with a very different sense, "quit, leave"--where
the verb with an accusative direct object the person left behind. The first
usage ('forgive') really means, quite literally, 'dismiss x (an offense)
for y (a person)' while the second one literally means 'leave x (a person)
behind.'
Carl W. Conrad
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