1 Peter 3:7
John Barach
jbarach at telusplanet.net
Wed Sep 8 19:49:10 EDT 1999
Fellow B-Greekers:
Could any of you help me understand the syntax of 1 Peter 3:7? The
passage reads:
hOI ANDRES hOMOIWS SUNOIKOUNTES KATA GNWSIN hWS ASQENESTERWi SKEUEI TWi
GUNAIKEIWi APONEMONTES TIMHN hWS KAI SUGKLHPONOMOI CARITOS ZWHS EIS TO
MH EGKOPTESQAI TAS PROSEUCAS hUMWN.
I understand that the participle SUNOIKOUNTES is functioning as an
imperative here. The difficulty is understanding the two hWS clauses.
(1) I notice, for instance, that some translations and commentaries
treat both hWS clauses as modifying APONEMONTES TIMHN ("Giving honor to
the woman as the weaker vessel and as a co-heir of the gift/grace of
life").
(2) Some translations (e.g., NASB), however, treat hWS ASQENESTERWi
SKEUEI TWi GUNAIKEIWi as the indirect object of SUNOIKOUNTES ("Dwell
with [your wife] as a weaker vessel, since she is a woman").
Any help you could offer would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
John
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