ESESQE in 1 Peter 1:16

Bob Stevens imamai at rmi.net
Wed Nov 25 12:32:47 EST 1998


Greetings to all the big and little Greeks!

This is my second day on the forum and I am so 
excited to find it!  I am a layman in western 
Colorado.  Had two years of NT Greek at John 
Brown University twenty years ago.  I love the 
language, but recognize my limitations.

Have a question about 1 Peter 1:16, "hAGIOI 
ESESQE".  My limited understanding leads me to 
see both the obvious imperative, "be holy" and a 
subtle implied promise, "you will be holy".  Am I 
abusing the Greek?

Bob Stevens



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