Matthew 21:28 and 32

Steven Lo Vullo slovullo at mac.com
Sun Sep 29 01:13:14 EDT 2002


On Thursday, September 26, 2002, at 06:23 PM, B. D. Colt wrote:

> hUMEIS DE IDONTES OUDE METEMELHQHTE
> hUSTERON TOU PISTEUSAI AUTWi. (Mat 21:32)
>
> Can someone clarify this construction for me?  I'm OK through
> hUSTERON, but TOU PISTEUSAI AUTWi throws me.

I don't have much to add to what Carl said, except that the genitive 
articular infinitive may be used to express result as well as purpose 
(cf. Rom 7.3). Sometimes it is hard to tell which is meant.
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Steven R. Lo Vullo
Madison, WI




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