Mark 10:15

Clwinbery at aol.com Clwinbery at aol.com
Wed Nov 6 21:03:15 EST 2002



In a message dated 11/6/02 7:34:07 PM, emil at pemudakristen.com writes:

>Dear All,
>
>Text:
>
>AMHN LEGW hUMIN, hOS AN MH DEXHTAI THN BASILEIAN TOU QEOU hWS PAIDION,
>=
>OU MH EISELQHi EIS AUTHN.
>
>Should we take PAIDION here as a nominative or an accusative?
>
>1. If we render it as a nominative, then it is the hOS who has to be as
>=
>a little child (... whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a =
>little child [receives the kingdom of God] ...).
>
>2. If we construe it as an accusative, then the kingdom of God should be
>=
>paralleled by PAIDION (... whoever does not receive the kingdom of God
>=
>as [one receives] a little child ...).
>
>3. Or is it possible to see PAIDION as a nominative even though it =
>pertains to the kingdom of God, not to the hOS? In this case, "... =
>whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as [one receives] a little
>=
>child ..." (but "a little child" is nominative).=20
>
>4. Can hWS function in making a parallel for accusatives?
>
>Thank you very much for your help.
>
>Emil Salim
>
It seems to me the only real possibility in context is the first. "to receive 
kingdom as a little child receives the kingdom." Hence it would be 
nominative.  This is the way Accordance locates it and every other labeled 
text I know.

Carlton Winbery
Louisiana College



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