2 Clement 15:4

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Tue Dec 14 12:09:03 EST 1999


At 11:28 AM -0500 12/14/99, Jim West wrote:
>At 10:59 AM 12/14/99 -0500, you wrote:
>>   What do you make of the following: hETOIMOTERON GAR hEAUTON LEGEI hO
>>KURIOS EIS TO DIDONAI TOU AITOUNTOS?  Specifically, I'm wondering about
>>the participle in the genitive at the end.  "For the Lord says that he is
>>more ready to give than..." what?  Than to make a request?
>>
>>  Or is it that he's more ready to give than the person who asks is ready
>>to give?
>>
>>   Or that he's more ready to give than the person who asks is ready to
>>ask?
>>
>>   The final option is how it is most commonly taken, but I'm not sure
>>why.
>
>or how about-
>
>"The Lord says that he is more ready to give to those who ask".

i.e.: TOU AITOUNTOS = TOIS AITOUSI(N)? How would you explain this genitive,Jim?


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