Luke 9:58

Iver Larsen iver_larsen at sil.org
Wed Jul 4 02:10:02 EDT 2001


> From: Rbsads at aol.com [mailto:Rbsads at aol.com]
> Sent: 3. juli 2001 00:24
> To: Biblical Greek
> Subject: [b-greek] Luke 9:58

> My question.

> Luke 9:58 POU~ THN KATASKHNOSEIS KLINH

Looks like a transcriptional error where your eyes jumped up one line in the NA
text. You probably intended to write

Luke 9:58 OUK ECEI POU THN KEFALHN KLINH
"he does not have (a place) where he might rest the/his head"

> This is translated in every translation I have read as an infinitive clause.
> NRSV translates the verse as "but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."

The infinitive is an English way of expressing it in a short, natural way. It
means the same as the more literal translation above.

Best wishes,
Iver Larsen




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