1 Cor 11:2
Jonathan Robie
jonathan at texcel.no
Tue Dec 15 17:02:02 EST 1998
At 03:50 PM 12/15/98 -0500, Bill Combs wrote:
>Should MEMNHSTHE in 1 Cor 11:2 be parsed as a middle or passive?
I did a quick Gramcord search for perfect passive or middle forms of
MIMNHiSKOMAI, and came up with only two. The other is in 2 Tim 1:4, which
reads:
EPIPOQWN SE IDEIN, MEMNHMENOS SOU TWN DAKRUWN, hINA CARAS PHRWQW
In this context, I think it's pretty clear that Paul is recalling Timothy's
tears. Similarly, in 1 Cor 11:2, I think it's pretty clear that the
Corinthians are remembering Paul, and not the other way around.
So I think it's probably middle in both cases.
Jonathan
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