GALATIANS, DIA

abilene abilene at ifrance.com
Sat Jun 17 10:12:04 EDT 2000


<<There seemed to be substantial agreement
that in a few isolated cases DIA + Genitive will indicate an event
"subsequent to" without any indication of extension or duration (i.e.,
going
through). This is not the most common use of DIA + Genitive but it is a
possible use which should be kept in mind.>>



Clay,

In the English  New-T estament , DIA is translated by "after", only two
times, in Gal 2,1 and  in Mc 2,1: DI HMERWN = few days later.
Which  example whith DIA meaning obviously "after"?

DIA + Gen <<will indicate an event "subsequent to" >>.
Examples:
DIA TRITHS HMERHS (Hdt 2,37) = each third day.
DIA TRIHKONTA DOMWN (Hdt 1,179) = from thirty to thirty...
DI ETOUS PEMPTOU (Ar , Pl. 583)= every five years, speaking of the
Olympic Games. It was better to arrive for the olympic games than
"after".
DIA TESSERAKONTA HMERA = an allusion to the sabbatical cycle? Perhaps,
why not?

Thanks for your message and to Jason for his previous contribution to
this topic.

Sylva Abilene
Paris

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