John 13:34 - A hINA Clause with the force of an imperative?

clayton stirling bartholomew c.s.bartholomew at worldnet.att.net
Wed Dec 22 16:01:24 EST 1999


Bret,

Framing this question as an either/or:

> Is
>this a case of a hINA clause being used with the force of an imperative,
>or is it better to read it as a purpose/result statement?

may obscure the possibility that a suggestion or command to a future
action might be framed in the form of a results clause. In other words
this might be a results clause but have the intent of of a command. All
I am saying is be aware that framing a question as an either/or limits
the scope of you investigation in a manner that might be detrimental.

Clay



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Clayton Stirling Bartholomew
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>From: Bret Hicks <bret at ratedg.com>
>To: Biblical Greek <b-greek at franklin.oit.unc.edu>
>Subject: John 13:34 - A hINA Clause with the force of an imperative?
>Date: Wed, Dec 22, 1999, 11:52 AM
>

> Fellow B-greekers,
>
>     I am studying John 13:34-35 this week and I am a little confused by
> the hINA clause in the second part of the verse.  It reads:
>
> KAQWS HGAPHSA hUMAS hINA KAI hUMEIS AGAPATE ALLHLOUS
>
> My question regards the force of the hINA clause.  Normally they would
> indicate purpose or result.  In that case, the meaning would seem to be:
>
> "just as I have loved you, in order that you might love one another."
>
>     In researching this, I noted that Brooks and Winbery (page 124) note
> that hINA clauses can act as imperative clauses, which seems to be how
> the NIV reads the cluase, since they translate it as "as I have loved
> you, so you must love one another."  This also seems to be how a similar
> clause is used in John 15:12.
>
>     How often are hINA clauses used with the force of an imperative?  Is
> this a case of a hINA clause being used with the force of an imperative,
> or is it better to read it as a purpose/result statement?  Any help
> would be greatly appreciated!
>
>
> In Christ,
>
>
> Bret A. Hicks
> Pastor,
> Bay Ridge Christian Church
>
>
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