Tit 2:2 ; Predicate accusatives or apposition

Rob Matlack united_by_truth at softhome.net
Thu Nov 14 16:30:04 EST 2002


2:3  PRESBUTERAS NHFALEOUS EINAI SEMNOUS SWFRONAS hUGIAINONTAS THi PISTEI THi AGAPHi
THi hUPOMONHi
2:3  PRESBUTIDAS hWSAUTWS EN KATASTHMATI hIEROPREPEIS MH DIABOLOUS MH OINWi POLLWi
DEDOULWMENAS KALODIDASKALOUS

My question is the function SEMNOUS SWFRONAS hUGIAINONTAS THi PISTEI THi AGAPHi THi
hUPOMONHi in 2:2 and  MH DIABOLOUS MH OINWi POLLWi DEDOULWMENAS KALODIDASKALOUS in
2:3. Are SEMNOUS SWFRONAS hUGIAINONTAS in apposition to and describing NHFALEOUS, a
general quality, or, as most English translations have it, are they four predicate
accusatives listing separate qualities. If the latter, why the word order? Likewise in
2:3 is EN KATASTHMATI hIEROPREPEIS a general quality defined by MH DIABOLOUS MH OINWi
POLLWi DEDOULWMENAS KALODIDASKALOUS

BDAG gives "pert. to being restrained in conduct" for NHFALEOUS . Can this be an
umbrella for SEMNOUS SWFRONAS hUGIAINONTAS THi PISTEI THi AGAPHi THi hUPOMONHi?
Similarly in 2:3?

Rob Matlack	     united_by_truth at softhome.net
Minneapolis, KS
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