BDAG for class
boyd at huxcomm.net
boyd at huxcomm.net
Mon Nov 26 06:01:40 EST 2001
Brian Tucker wrote:
<I will be using BDAG for my intermediate Greek class this coming
semester.
I
am looking for suggestions for the following:
1. Word studies that will expose them to how BDAG works.>
I learned something about BDAG when someone (I forget who)
asked a question about hISTHMI in Matt. 4:5. The question was
whether "Jesus stood" or "Satan set him" on the pinnacle of the
temple. I went through a long contextual analysis to show what
could have easily been answered by BDAG. BDAG divides this
entry into two categories (A & B) for transitive and intransitive uses.
By looking at letter A we see that the 1st aor. act. is transitive.
Since hISTHMI is 1 aor. act. in Mt. 4:5 we know that the correct
understanding is "Satan set him . . ."
Just a quick thought,
Jonathan Boyd
Huxley, IA
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