Galatians 3:19 DIATAGEIS

Suedaleg at aol.com Suedaleg at aol.com
Sat May 20 01:21:50 EDT 2000


Hello freinds:

Help?  I ahve run into a word in Gal. 3:19 that I seem to have either 
forgotten the connection or perhaps had never run into it before.

The sentance reads:

TWN PARABASEWN XARIN PROSETEQH AXRIS OU ELQHi TO SPERMA hWi EPHGGELETAI, 
DIATAGEIS DI AGGELWN EN XEIRI MESITOU.

The word in question is DIATAGEIS at the beginning of the second clause.  I 
have determined that this is a form of one of two words: 

1: DIATAGH, "Arrangement" but which case? my declension would be 

DIATAGH . DIATAGAI
DIATAGHS . DIATAGWN
DIATAGHi . DIATAGAIS
DIATAGHN . DIATAGAS

Genative singular seems closest, but should it not have an antcedent in this 
case?

or

2: DIATASSW "to arrange" but what tense ,etc.  Aorist or perfect perhaps but 
what person and number give -EIS?

I have tentatively place both options in my notes and seem to see the idea in 
either case.  My thoughts on this verse so far goes like this:

It was added a grace for transgessors until the seed has come to whom it was 
promised, | an arrangement | arranged | by angels by the hand of a mediator.

Am I  close? 

Thanks for your advice in advance.

Dale Greenlee



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