hWSTE in 1 Cor 5.1--epexegetical?
Clwinbery at aol.com
Clwinbery at aol.com
Mon Dec 23 16:07:17 EST 2002
In a message dated 12/23/02 11:22:31 AM, cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu writes:
>> In a message dated 12/23/02 12:20:31 AM, slovullo at mac.com writes:
>>
>> >Hi all:
>> >
>> >Just a quick question regarding hWSTE in 1 Cor 5.1, which reads:
>> >
>> >hOLWS AKOUETAI EN hUMIN PORNEIA, KAI hHTIS OUDE EN TOIS
>> >
>> >EQNESIN, hWSTE GUNAIKA TINA TOU PATROS ECEIN.
>> >
>> >BDAG lists this use of hWSTE as a marker of actual result followed by
>
>> >accusative and infinitive (2.a.beta). However, after referencing 1Cor
>
>> >5.1, they have in parentheses the gloss "of such a kind that." Since
>
>> >hWSTE does not seem to be subordinate to AKOUETAI (which is explicit
>in
>> >
>> >the first clause and understood with the coordinate clause and the
>> >relative clause), my initial hunch was that it should be taken as
>> >epexegetical to TOIAUTH. This *appears* to be what BDAG is saying with
>> >
>> >the gloss "of such a kind that." The only other reference tool I
>> >consulted that suggested epexegesis was _The New Linguistic and
>> >Exegetical Key to the Greek New Testament_. Do you think hWSTE is
>> >indeed epexegetical here? If so, why would BDAG list it under actual
>
>> >result, though their gloss seems to indicate something else?
>> >============
>> >
>> >Steven R. Lo Vullo
>>
>> Steven, I think that the complicating factor in understanding this use
>of the
>> infinitive is the presence of hWSTE. Because of hWSTE some might try
>and
>> explain the function of the infinitive as result (certainly not purpose).
>> However, it seems to me that the infinitive structure introduced by hWSTE
>> clearly does explain the PORNEIA. Hence, while it is rare in the NT,
>I would
>> say that it does function like an expexegetic infinitive relating to
>a noun
>> (Funk, Hellenistic Greek Vol II,p. 655ff.). I think the first occurance
>of
>> PORNEIA is modified by three structures, the repeat of the noun with the
>> adjective (apposition), the relative clause introduced by hHTIS, and
>the
>> structure introduced by hWSTE with the infinitive. The rarity is the
>
>> epexegetic infinitive buried in a hWSTE clause, so it seems to me.
>
>If I may offer a tentative suggestion, I think I'd rather see the hWSTE
>clause dependent upon the hHTIS, which seems to me to have the force of
>hOIAUTH: "sexual immorality, and such as [isn't found] even among
>Gentiles, such that ..." I think that hHTIS can and does get used this
>way, although I'm far from the resources to check it.
>
Since the antecedent of hHTIS is PORNEIA, it seems to me that the hWSTE
structure explains the gravity of PORNEIA as indeed do the other two
modifiers. It is possible that it could be modifying an understood adjective
TOIAUTH which would I think have to modify PORNEIA also. It just seems to
make good sense to understand all the structures relating to the gravity of
the PORNEIA. Again, the only thing that is uncommon seems to me to be the
infinitive buried in the hWSTE clause relating back to the earlier structure.
Most of the time in the GNT hWSTE introducing a phrase with an infinitive is
either a purpose clause or result clause.
Carlton Winbery
Louisiana College
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