Luke 1:14 EPI THi GENESEI AUTOU
Jonathan Robie
Jonathan.Robie at SoftwareAG-USA.com
Thu Aug 2 07:21:59 EDT 2001
Luke 1:14 KAI POLLOI EPI THi GENESEI AUTOU XARHSONTAI
Zerwick says that GENNAW in the above passage means "to bear". Most
translations say that many will rejoice "at his birth", which seems like
the most obvious meaning. If I wanted to translate it "to bear", I think I
would read the phrase as something like "and he will bring joy to many",
but my brain is having a hard time coercing EPI THi GENESEI into that
meaning. Or perhaps this phrase could be read as "at his prompting"?
So here are my questions:
1. How do you think Zerwick would interpret the phrase as a whole, if he
believes the GENNAW means "to bear"?
2. What are the range of natural interpretations for the phrase EPI THi
GENESEI?
3. Is there any reason to be dissatisfied with the traditional translation
"many will rejoice at his birth"?
Jonathan Robie
jwrobie at mindspring.com
EXISTANTO DE PANTES KAI DIHPOROUN, ALLOS PROS ALLON LEGONTES: TI QELEI
TOUTO EINAI; -- Acts 2:12
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