How would you say...? (1 Tim 3.2)

dixonps at juno.com dixonps at juno.com
Wed Feb 28 17:20:18 EST 2001




On Wed, 28 Feb 2001 10:22:36 -0500 "Francisco Orozco"
<fco_orozco at terra.com.mx> writes:
> Hello,
> I did a search in the web archives of b-greek and found no message 
> related
> to my question. If there is, please point me to it.
> My question is not really on the meaning of 1 Tim 3.2, rather I 
> would like
> to know how would the Greek read if the author had meant any of 
> these
> phrases:
> "husband of one wife, never divorced..."
> "husband of one wife, never married to any other woman..."
> "husband of one living wife..."

Hello Francisco:

You refer to: MIAS GUNAIKOS ANDRA of 1 Tim 3:2.

The only parallel I am aware of, at least in the same book, is found in
5:9,
hENOS ANDROS GUNH, where the meaning is almost certainly - the wife
of one man, never married to any other man.  The NASB brings out the
force
well:  A widow is to be put on the list only if she is not less than 60
years
old, having been the wife of one man.

This would argue for your second meaning above for 3:2 - husband of one
wife, never married to any other woman.

Paul Dixon



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