Question on NIV of 1 Tim. 6:12

Garland H Shinn ghshinn at home.com
Tue Aug 31 09:37:39 EDT 1999


It seems the translators of the NIV chose to translate KAI as "when" in this
passage. I have not been able to find any grammarian who accepts a
"temporal" use of this word. Does anyone have insight as to why the NIV
would choose this particular translation?

Garland Shinn
Professor
Southern California Bible College & Seminary
-----Original Message-----
From: Robert W Meyers <bwmeyers at juno.com>
To: Biblical Greek <b-greek at franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Date: Tuesday, August 31, 1999 6:14 AM
Subject: Question on NIV of 1 Tim. 6:12


>The NIV reads
>
>     Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life
>     to which you were called when you made your good confession in
>     the presence of many witnesses (Gr. marturon---same meaning here
>     as in Heb. 12:1[?]). (1 Timothy 6:12 NIV)
>
>As far as I can see, the "when" is an unwarranted insertion by the
>NIV, completely changing the meaning of the whole verse, and
>turning it into a fascinating question: "Who, then, are the
>'many witnesses?'
>
>Is there any justification in the Greek or from some texts for the
>"when?"
>
>Bob
>
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