Acts 13:24

Ben Crick ben.crick at argonet.co.uk
Tue Dec 29 21:44:58 EST 1998


On Tue 29 Dec 98 (07:17:30), dd-1 at juno.com wrote:
> The text has PRO twice:
> 
> PROKHRUXANTOS IWANNOU PRO PROSWPOU
> THS EISODOU AUTOU BAPTISMA METANOIAS 
> PANTI TWi LAWi ISRAHL
> 
> Does the use of PROKHRUXANTOS and PRO suggest
> a difference of meaning, or a repetitive meaning which
> might emphasize the comparative?  Does the 
> PROKHRUXANTOS suggest that John was the "first
> ever" to preach a baptism of repentance?  Or is it a
> comparative between John preaching before Jesus 
> came?

 Denny:

 The first PRO is a verbal prefix intensifying the meaning of KHRUSSW.

 The second PRO is part of a Hebraistic phrase LiPh:NeY, literally put into
 Greek as PRO PROSWPOU + the genitive, "before the face of": i.e. "in the
 presence of...".

 The fact that PRO appears twice is co-incidental.

 IMHO and the usual disclaimers,
 Ben
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