Acts 13:48
Bill Ross
wross at farmerstel.com
Wed Mar 1 16:16:18 EST 2000
<Bill>
Acts 13:48 AKOUONTA DE TA EQNH ECAIRON KAI EDOXAZON TON LOGON TOU KURIOU KAI
EPISTEUSAN OSOI **HSAN TETAGMENOI** EIS ZWHN AIWNION
Am I correct that:
* TETAGMENOI, (in the absence of HSAN), could be read as either middle or
passive?
* TETAGMENOI, when coupled with HSAN, must be read as a periphrasatic
construction as being in the pluperfect?
* that the pluperfect gives the sense of "were being, at that time"?
* that TETAGMENOI's semantic range includes (and closest usage is [see Acts
15:2, KJV, at the end of this post]) "determined"?
* that this is a legit translation, if not the preferred?
"...And the gentiles, hearing, were rejoicing and glorifying the Lord's
dictum and trusted all those being determined at that time into life
eternal"?
Bill Ross
NOTES:
Acts 15:2 (KJV)
"When therefore Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and disputation
with them, they **determined** that Paul and Barnabas, and certain other of
them, should go up to Jerusalem unto the apostles and elders about this
question."
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