2 Cor 5:21 hAMARTIAN EPOIHSEN

Bill Ross wross at farmerstel.com
Tue Feb 22 22:15:26 EST 2000


In 2 Cor 5:21, Paul says:

hAMARTIAN EPOIHSEN

The KJV has this "made him to be sin".

Now in English, "made sin" is an idiom for "made into sin" or "made to stand
for" or "made to represent". I don't see anything in the NT that shows that
kind of idiom in Koine. Is there one?

Everywhere else "made to be" is the passive of "to be" as in GINWMEQA in the
second part of that same verse.

Might it have any of these literal senses?:

"He did [a] sin"
"He dealt [a] sin"
"He caused [a] sin"

(With #2 being the only one that makes sense in context).


Bill Ross


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