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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