1 Corinthians 13:8 part of it

waldo slusher waldoslusher at yahoo.com
Wed Oct 16 23:21:18 EDT 2002



EITE DE PROFHTEIAI KATARGHQHSONTAI
EITE GLWSSAI PAUSONTAI
EITE GNWSIS KATARGHQHSETAI


Whatever else can be argued with this well-known
passage, is it safe to conclude that the passives of
KATARGHQHSONTAI indicate that PROFHTEIAI and GNWSIS
will cease by the DIRECT intervention of some
agent/means, whereas GLWSSAI will cease (PAUSONTAI
"middle") by some INDIRECT agent/means.

On other uses of the "middle"---

In Luke 8:24, Jesus commanded the wind and waters to
cease, but no direct agent is stated as to why they
ceased. They seemed to have ceased by themselves or
INDIRECTLY as a result of Jesus' command. And in Acts
21:32, the rioters ceased beating Paul, but they
ceased by themselves (that is, there was an outside
reason for ceasing, but the outside reason [the coming
soldiers] did not DIRECTLY stop them.)


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Waldo Slusher
Calgary, AL

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