On Ro. 3.26
Carl W. Conrad
cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Thu Jun 6 10:20:04 EDT 2002
At 9:26 PM -0500 6/5/02, José Antonio Septién wrote:
>Dear Friends,
>
>Is it possible to translate EIS THN EINAI AUTOU DIKAION in Ro.3:26 "in
>order to be able to continue"? In other words, is it possible to translate
>the infinitive EINAI in a continuing way and then KAI, KAI DIKAIOUNTA TON
>EK PISTEOS IHSOU like this: "when he even/too declares righteous those who
>are of the faith of Jesus"? translating the participle by means of a
>conjunctive adverb (when) and KAI as "too"or "even"?
>Thank you.
>Jose Antonio Septien
The text is mis-cited and it needs to be seen at least in the context of
the whole verse: EN THi ANOCHi TOU QEOU, PROS THN ENDEIXIN THS DIKAIOSUNHS
AUTOU EN TWi NUN KAIRWi, EIS TO EINAI AUTON DIKAION KAI DIKAIOUNTA TON EK
PISTEWS IHSOU.
I don't really understand the basis of the question. Grammatically AUTON is
the subject of EINAI and there are two predicate expressions: DIKAION and,
linked by the KAI, DIKAIOUNTA TON EK PISTEWS IHSOU. Although the EIS +
articular-infinitive construction here could theoretically indicate
purpose, it almost certainly here indicates consequence or result: "so that
he IS (in fact) righteous and makes righteous the one (righteous) on the
basis of faith in Jesus."
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Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Emeritus)
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