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Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Mon Aug 12 06:47:32 EDT 2002


Richard, this looks pretty expansive to me; I think classical Attic (and
you didn't specify that you intended this to be NT Koine only, although
your exemplary verses were all from the GNT) might use hOPWS (or even hWS)
as much or more than PWS to introduce the noun clause functioning as object
of DEIKNUSIN. Also, I think that a thematic form DEIKNUW is beginning to
supplant the older DEIKNUMI in Koine, so DEIKNUEI would also be acceptable.
My only other note would be that I don't think I'd attempt an EXHAUSTIVE
listing of possible versions of this. KAQ' hHMERAN KAINAS hODOUS hHMAS
DIDASKEI hO QEOS ALLOUS  hOPWS AGAPWMEN ...

At 4:17 AM -0400 8/12/02, Richard Ghilardi wrote:
>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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