Galatians 2:1

Steven Lo Vullo doulos at merr.com
Thu Nov 22 16:13:40 EST 2001



On Thursday, November 22, 2001, at 02:52  PM, Carl W. Conrad wrote:

> The text we're working from is Gal 2:1 EPEITA DIA DEKATESSARWN ETWN 
> PALIN
> ANEBHN EIS IEROSOLUMA META BARNABA. The preceding verse that matters in
> this regard is
> 1:21 EPEITA HLQON EIS TA KLIMATA THS SURIAS KAI THS KILIKIAS. If Paul 
> had
> wanted to emphasize the duration of his stay there, I think he would
> probably have used an accusative of extent of time, perhaps something 
> like
> EKEI DE EMENON/EMEINA DEKATESSARA ETH -- the imperfect if the emphasis 
> is
> on continuous residence, the aorist if the fact that the residence 
> lasted
> for fourteen years is emphasized.

Carl:

I don't think Keith had in mind a duration, rather repeated visits 
throughout a fourteen year period. At least that is what I was 
responding to in my post.
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Steven Lo Vullo
Madison, WI




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