hWS EX ERGWN in Rom 9.32a
Polycarp66 at aol.com
Polycarp66 at aol.com
Fri Apr 19 00:02:08 EDT 2002
In a message dated 4/18/2002 11:15:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
cc.constantine at worldnet.att.net writes:
> Rom 9.32a: DIA TI? hOTI OUK EK PISTEWS ALL' hWS EX ERGWN
>
> My question concerns the use of hWS here. Accordance tags it as a subjective
> particle. If I understand this correctly, it means that hWS introduces a
> noun clause. But if so, what slot does it here fill? And can anyone give me
> some advice as to how to distinguish hWS when it is a subjective particle
> from hWS when it is a subordinating conjunction? I would have pegged the use
> in Rom 9.32 as a subordinating conjunction.
Not a direct answer to your question but some light on subjective tag for
hWS.
Sandy&Headlam (Rom. ICC, p.280): "The hWS introduces a subjective idea. St.
Paul wishes to guard himself from asserting definitely that EX ERGWN was a
method by which NOMON DIKAIOSUNHS might be pursued. He therefore represented
it as an idea of the Jews, as a way by which they thought they could gain
it."
C.E.B. Cranfield (Rom. ICC, p.511) appears to agree with this analysis. I
also found useful information on this in Danker hWS 3.c (p.1105) or BAGD
hWS III.3 (p.898) and also BDF #425(3).
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I'm wondering if Logos/Accordance here mean by "subjective particle" that it
introduces a subject. Here's the passage from BAGD p. 898.
III. hWS introduces the characteristic quality of a pers., thing, or action,
etc., referred to in the context.
3. a quality wrongly claimed, in any case objectively false EPISTOH hWS DI'
hHMWN a letter (falsely) alleged to be from us 2 Th 2:2a (Diod. S. 33, 5, 5
EPEMYAN hWS PARA TWN PRESBEUTWN EPISTOHN they sent a letter which purported
to come from the emissaries; Diog. L. 10:3 falsified EPISTOLAI hWS
EPIKOUROU). TOUS LOGIZOMENOUS hHMAS hWS KATA SARKA PERIPATOUNTAS 2 Cor 10:2
(s. also 1c above). Cf. 11:17; 13:7. Israel wishes to become righteous OUK EK
PISTEWS ALL' hWS EC ERGWN not through faith but through deeds (the latter way
being objectively wrong) Ro 9:32 (Rdm.2 26f).
gfsomsel
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