Luke 16:9

boyd at huxcomm.net boyd at huxcomm.net
Sat Nov 16 23:45:59 EST 2002


Luke 16:9
hEAUTOIS POIHSATE FILOUS EK TOU MAMWNA THS ADIKIAS 
hINA hOTAN EKLIPHi DEXWNTAI hUMAS EIS TAS AIWNIOUS 
SKHNAS

Dan,

In my opinion, this whole parable is one of the most interesting in 
the gospels.  I don't think that your question can be concretely 
answered from the Greek without considerations that go beyond 
the scope of B-Greek.  It looks to me like the Greek is ambiguous.  
I realize that this is no help whatever, but thought I'd add my two 
cents.

Jonathan Boyd
Huxley, IA

It seems that the only viable subject for DEXWNTAI is the FILOI 
(Jeremias comments that the change of subject is a semitism), yet 
some translations (eg NIV) have avoided the direct identification by 
turning the verb into a passive with no explicit agent.

Is it reasonable to take DEXWNTAI thus impersonally, or are the 
FILOI the naturally understood to be subject of the verb? What 
would be the natural meaning to the first readers?


Jonathan, Holly, and Lucas Boyd
http://members.truepath.com/boyds



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