EPEI in Rom 3.6

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Sun Dec 10 21:05:18 EST 2000


At 7:59 PM -0600 12/10/00, Harold R. Holmyard III wrote:
>Dear Steve,
>
>LSJ lists EPEI as a conjunction, both temporal and causal. Under the
>heading causal they list the frequent meaning of "for otherwise," which
>fits Rom 3:6. Since they agree in principle with your interpretation, it
>seems merely a matter of labeling.
>
>				Yours,
>				Harold

I'd add that it seems to me that EPEI frequently serves the same function
as a GAR, and that Rom 3:6 is a good instance of this. Couldn't we as
easily understand the sense if it were

	<PWS GAR KRINEI= hO QEOS TON KOSMON?> ?

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