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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