Philippians 1:22 Which is the apodosis

Carlton Winbery winberyc at popalex1.linknet.net
Fri Aug 27 22:06:33 EDT 1999


Joseph Brian Tucker wrote;
>
>In Philippians 1:22, which clause functions as the apodosis to the protasis
>with which it begins. Does it mean:
>
>If to live in the flesh,
>then this for me means fruitful labor;
>and what I shall choose, I cannot tell.
>
>or
>
>If to live in the flesh this means fruitful labor for me,
>then what shall I choose, I cannot tell.
>
I would say that the main clause (apodosis) of this sentence is "this is
fruit from labor for me." KAI . . . GNWRIZW is the second part of a
compound sentence. I would translate it as "I cannot tell which I would
choose." The clause introduced by TI is a relative clause, object of the
verb.


Dr. Carlton L. Winbery
Foggleman Professor of Religion
Louisiana College
winbery at andria.lacollege.edu
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