2 Timothy 4:10 - TON NUN AIWNA
Clwinbery at aol.com
Clwinbery at aol.com
Thu Dec 26 15:53:11 EST 2002
In a message dated 12/26/02 2:01:06 PM, msangrey at BlueFeltHat.org writes:
>The complete clause is:
> DHMAS GAR ME EGKATELIPEN AGAPHSAS TON NUN AIWNA
>
>The phrase I'm specifically interested in is:
> AGAPHSAS TON NUN AIWNA
>
>Could this simply mean:
> being short-sighted?
>
>In other words, Demas didn't have a long term outlook on what Paul and
>the other fellow workers were accomplishing. The pressure was on, so
>Demas left Paul (essentially) alone.
>
>--
>Mike Sangrey
Mike, I would take AIWNA (AIWN) as a synonym of KOSMOS. Louw & Nida seem to
support this in the article given below. It would refer to the "world" as the
present world of human society with its comforts, etc.
41.38 KOSMOS, OU M., AIWN, WNOS M. the system of practices and standards
associated with secular society (i.e., without reference to any demands or
requirements of God) - 'world system, world's standards, world."
AIWN, WNOS. EI TIS DOKEI SOFOS EINAI IN hUMIN EN TWi AIWNI TOUTO, TWi AIWNI
TOUTWi, MWROS GENESQW. ‘if anyone among you thinks that he is a wise man by
this world’s standards, he should become a fool’ 1Cor 3:18.
Carlton Winbery
Louisiana College
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