TI EMOI KAI SOI (John 2:4)

Polycarp66 at aol.com Polycarp66 at aol.com
Tue Jun 13 04:21:35 EDT 2000


In a message dated 6/9/2000 10:37:29 AM Central Standard Time, 
parousia_occ at yahoo.com writes:

<< 
 I am wondering about this construction and what exactly the idiom means.  
 It is used here (John 2.4) by Jesus concerning he and his mother.  However, 
 the same idiom is used in another place by the demons in 'Legion' 
 concerning them and Jesus ('What have we to do with you, Son of the Most 
 High?!').  What would we say about the connotation and tone of the phrase?  
 How should the idiom be understood?
  >>

Literally, of course, it means "What is it to me and to you?" (but you know 
that).  It seems to carry the connotation "What concern of mine is this?" Or 
"What do I (we) have to do with you? 

gfsomsel



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