1 Cor 4:5 TA KRUPTA

Joseph P Hennessy, MD Tekmerion at mailhost.net
Mon Dec 21 17:50:43 EST 1998


In 1 Cor 5:4, I find ...hOS KAI PHO^TISEI TA KRUPTA TOU SKOTOUS... If I  
take TA KRUPTA as accus. pl. neut. pres. act. part. of KRUPTO^ "things 
which are hidden," then, TOU SKOTOUS serves as a subjective genitive with  
this verbal: "those things which the darkness hides" or "which are hidden 
in the darkness." The difficulty here is the nature of what is hidden, and 
will be brought to light by the Lord when he comes: to take KRUPTA more as 
an adjective used substantivally (KRUPTOS) than in its verbal sense subtly 
alters the genitive relationship and could suggest that these hidden things 
are produced by the darkness, a "spawn of Satan." But is everything hidden 
"of" the darkness, or may some things only be hidden "in" the darkness?

While the context of the passage contains no specific references to the 
"realm of darkness," the very next clause brings me to TAS BOULAS TO^N 
KARDIO^N, and motives may be "darker" than just things.

Or, perish the thought, am I gilding the lily in pseudo-erudition?

Thank you, and Merry Christmas.

Joseph P Hennessy, MD
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