Romans 12:3
Ronald L. Geib
rongeib at ptd.net
Sun Apr 28 08:48:51 EDT 2002
I am studying Romans 12:3 I am trying to understand the meaning of the
last phrase, hEKASTWi hWS hO QEOS EMERISEN METRON PISTEWS. On my initial
reading, I translated this phrase as " . . . according to the standard,
faith, that God gave to each." C.E.B. Cranfield argues in the ICC
commentary that hEKASTWi is in dative case because of attraction. This
would yield something like ". . . each [should think of himself in sober
judgement]according to the standard, faith, that God gave." Would hEKASTWi
be attracted to the phrase "PANTI TWi ONTI EN hUMIN" that occurs in the
earlier part of the verse, and what clues would I look for to indicate
that this was the case?
Thank You,
Ron Geib
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