Acts 14:1

Polycarp66 at aol.com Polycarp66 at aol.com
Wed Mar 13 09:20:44 EST 2002


In a message dated 3/13/2002 6:06:29 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
jack_stewart_ at hotmail.com writes:

EGENETODE EN IKONIWi KATA TO AUTO EISELQEIN AUTOS EIS THN SUNAGWGHN TWN 
IOUDAIWN KAILALHSAI hOUTWS hOSTE PISTEUSAI IOUDAIWN TE KAI hELLHNWN POLU 
PLHQOS.

I am having some difficulty with Acts 14:1 and was wondering if anyone has 
any ideas on....

1) how to best translate (and the precise function of) KATA TO AUTO near the 
beginning of the verse and,
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Perhaps part of the BGAD entry on KATA can clarify this for you

(II) With the acc.
c. KATA serves to isolate or separate by (Thu. 1, 138, 6 hOI KAQ' hEAUTOUS 
hELLHNES 'the Greeks by themselves'; Polyb. 1, 24, 4; 5, 78, 3; 11, 17, 6; 
Diod. S. 13,72, 8; Gen 30:40; 43:32; 2 Macc 13:13; Philo, Migr. Abr. 87; 90) 
EXEIN TI KAQ' hEAUTON keep someth. to oneself Ro 14:22 (cf. Jos., Ant. 2, 
255; Heliod. 7, 16,1). K. hEAUTON MENEIN live by oneself of the private 
dwelling of Paul in Rome Ac 28:16. PISTIS NEKRA K. hEAUTHN faith by itself is 
dead Js 2:17 (Simplicius in Epict. p. 3, 43 TO SWMA KAQ' AUTO NEKRON ESTIN). 
hH KAT' OIKON EKKLHSIA thechurch in the house Ro 16:5; 1 Cor 16:19. KAT' 
IDIAN s. IDIOS 4. KATA MONAS(Thu. 1, 32, 5; Menand., Epitr. 594 J, fgm. 158 
Kock; Polyb. 4, 15, 11; Diod.S. 4, 51, 16; BGU 813, 15 [s. APF 2, '03, 97]; 
LXX) alone, by oneself Mk 4:10;Lk 9:18; Hm 11:8 (here, as well as BGU loc. 
cit. and LXX, written as one word KATAMONAS).

Thus KATA AUTO would be translated somewhat in this fashion (in a very 
literalistic translation)

"It happened in Iconium that they, by themselves, went into the synagogue of 
the Jews . . ."
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2) why two aorist infinitives are used later in the verse (LALhSAI and
PISTEUSAI)?
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Actually, there are not just 2 aorist infinitives.  EISELQEIN is also an 
aorist.  It has been popular to speak of the aorist as representing 
punctiliar action as opposed to a present or an imperfect which represents 
continuing action.  I would strongly recommend against CARELESSLY speaking in 
this fashion.  It actually represents nothing concerning the actuality of the 
action.  It represents the writer's VIEW of the action. I would say that this 
whole matter is being considered as one event in the ongoing saga (regardless 
of how many times they may have actually gone into the synagogue).

gfsomsel



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