How To

Richard Ghilardi qodeshlayhvh at juno.com
Mon Aug 12 04:17:35 EDT 2002


Dear b-greekers,

How would you translate the following into Greek?

"God shows us how to love others."

1) hO QEOS DEIKNUSIN hHMIN TO PWS AGAPWMEN ALLOUS
as in Acts 4:21 --
MHDEN hEURISKONTES TO PWS KOLASWNTAI AUTOUS

or

2) hO QEOS DEIKNUSIN hHMIN PWS DEI hHMAS ALLOUS AGAPAN
as in Col. 4:6 --
EIDENAI PWS DEI hUMAS ENI hEKASTWi APOKRINESQAI

or

3) hO QEOS DEIKNUSIN hHMIN TO PWS DEI hHMAS ALLOUS AGAPAN
as in 1 Th. 4:1 --
KAQWS PARELABETE PAR' hHMWN TO PWS DEI hUMAS PERIPATEIN KAI ARESKEIN QEWi

or

4) hO QEOS DEIKNUSIN hHMIN ALLOUS AGAPAN
as in Luke 11:13 --
EI OUN hUMEIS PONHROI hUPARCONTES OIDATE DOMATA AGAQA DIDONAI TOIS
TEKNOIS hUMWN

I prefer a fifth way:
5) hO QEOS DEIKNUSIN hHMIN TO PWS ALLOUS AGAPAN
or even
hO QEOS DEIKNUSIN hHMIN TINI TROPWi ALLOUS AGAPAN

Is there some other way I have overlooked? Are all these ways acceptable?

Yours in His grace,

Richard Ghilardi -- qodeshlayhvh at juno.com
New Haven, CT USA




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