Ephesians 4:26

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Thu Apr 13 00:44:35 EDT 2000



In a message dated 4/12/00 10:08:48 PM, lcafolla at hotmail.com writes:

<< Friends discussing Ephesians have a question concerning the tense of the 
verb "angry" in this passage.  Some references seem to indicate the text is 
a continual command, i.e., "continually be angry."  Roberts Word Pictures 
states that be angry is "permissive imperative" and specifically NOT a 
command to be angry, but rather a way to indicate the sinful danger 
inherent in being angry.  I can't find anything on a verb tense called 
permissive imperative anywhere -- does anyone have further information?  
Thank you so much. >>

Wallace, in his grammar, argues fairly convincingly that this should not be 
treated as a permissive or conditional imperative because all clear examples 
of conditional imperatives in the NT are followed by KAI + future indicative. 
Thus it should be treated as a command imperative. In this case, the meaning 
of ORGIZESQE needs to be nuanced.

Charles Powell
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