Future Passives in Mt (NIV, KJ, NAS)

Paul S Dixon dixonps at juno.com
Sat Dec 14 16:34:29 EST 2002



On Sat, 14 Dec 2002 11:17:09 -0600 "Carl W. Conrad"
<cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu> writes:
> At 10:46 AM -0600 12/14/02, Paul S Dixon wrote:
> >If the Greek list is still not receiving my emails I am sending it 
> on to
> >Carl, as well.
> 
> Well, if the behavior of B-Greek is making you uneasy, Paul, I 
> assure you
> that you're not alone!
> 
> >I compared the 65 occurrences of the future passive forms (MP1 and 
> MP2)
> >in the Gospel of Matthew with the way the NIV translators rendered 
> them.
> >This is what I got.
> >
> >The NIV has 22 middles and 43 passives.  2:1 ratio.

Carl:

You suggested the count might be different in a more literal translation.

The Logos software makes it easy to tally up several translations.  I did
it for the KJ and the NAS, two of the more literal translations. 
Interestingly, I found the counts very close.  Apparently the translators
even back in the days of King James were very much aware that some future
passive Greek forms make better sense if translated into the English as
middles, or at least as not clearly either middle or passive.

NIV:  43:22
KJ:    47:18           
NAS: 44:21

Paul Dixon, Pastor
First Presbyterian Church
Camden, AL

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