NUN plus Aorist
Mark Wilson
emory2oo2 at hotmail.com
Mon Oct 28 11:04:16 EST 2002
Here's the sense I get from each of these NUN plus Aorist:
Jonathan wrote:
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Here are some other passages which could plausibly
be interpreted either as
Mari suggests or using the more traditional
interpretation:
Ephe 3:5 hO ETERAIS GENEAIS OUK EGNWRISQH TOIS
hUIOIS TWN ANQRWPWN hWS
***NUN ***APEKALUFQH TOIS AGIOIS APOSTOLOIS AUTOU
KAI PROFHTAIS EN PNEUMATI,
Mari: "as it is now revealed"
Traditional: "as it now has been revealed".
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Using the NET Bible translation, I'd alter it thus:
"Now this secret was not disclosed to mankind in former generations as it
has FINALLY (after a long anticipation) been revealed to his holy apostles
and prophets by the Spirit,"
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Matt 26:65 TOTE hO ARCIEREUS DIERRHXEN TA IMATIA
AUTOU LEGWN: EBLASFHMHSEN:
TI ETI CREIAN ECOMEN MARTURWN; IDE ***NUN
HKOUSATE*** THN BLASFHMIAN:
Traditional: "now we have heard the blasphemy"
Mari: "now we hear the blasphemy", as in, "why worry
about witnesses, now
we *hear* the blasphemy, let's crucify this guy".
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Then the high priest tore his clothes and declared, "He has blasphemed! Why
do we still need witnesses? FINALLY! you have heard the blasphemy!
(Time after time Jesus was asked to declare plainly if he was the
Messiah, the Son of God. Well, he FINALLY says it... the long
anticipation is over!)
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1Pet 1:12 hOIS APEKALUFQH hOTI OUC hEAUTOIS hUMIN DE
DIHKONOUN AUTA, hA
***NUN ***ANHGGELH hUMIN DIA TWN EUAGGELISAMENWN
hUMAS (EN) PNEUMATI hAGIW
APOSTALENTI AP OURANOU, EIS hA EPIQUMOUSIN AGGELOI
PARAKUYAI.
Traditional: "now has been revealed to you"
Mari: "is now revealed to you"
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They were shown that they were serving not themselves but you, in regard to
the things FINALLY (after a long anticipation) announced to you through
those who evangelized you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaventhings angels
long to catch a glimpse of.
Preliminary conclusion then: the NUN plus Aorist emphasizes the
long anticipation and final occurrence of an event.
The Perfect would more so emphasize the current state of the
anticipated event, but the NUN plus Aorist emphasizes the
long interval that builds up. Perhaps it attempts to bring
added emphasis on the long wait/anticipation.
Some thoughts,
Mark Wilson
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