Rom 6:6
Kevin L. Anderson
straight.street at mindspring.com
Fri Apr 26 08:49:54 EDT 2002
How does the articular infinitive TOU MHKETI DOULEUEIN hHMAS THi hAMARIAS
function in Rom 6:6? Grammarians seem to split over whether to identify it
as an infinitive of purpose or an infinitive of result (with BDF remaining
ambiguous on the question).
I prefer viewing it as an infinitive of result, but perhaps my logic needs
some critiquing. First, it seems odd to have an additional purpose clause
(viz., with the articular infinitive) tacked onto the preceding purposive
hINA clause. The articular infinitive seems to more naturally function
consecutively here. Second, Rom 6:7 draws an inference concerning a result
(or resulting state), not a purpose.
What do you think?
Kevin
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Kevin L. Anderson, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor of New Testament
Asbury Theological Seminary
Wilmore, Kentucky
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