[B-Greek] (no subject)

Maurice A. O'Sullivan mauros at iol.ie
Mon Aug 4 15:49:24 EDT 2003


At 17:43 04/08/2003, EJones wrote:

>Mark 9:24 reads : PISTEUW, BOHQEI MOU THi APISTIAi. The NIV translates 
>this as "I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief". The NKJV reads: 
>"Lord, I believe; help my unbelief." The passage looks to me like it 
>should be translated: I believe, help (me) in my unbelief." I don't have a 
>lexicon to determine whether BOHQEI takes a genitive for a direct object 
>(help me) or whether MOU is related to THi APISTIAi (my unbelief). But in 
>either case I can't see how the above translations are supported.

BDAG  ( better than BADG ) has this:
 >> Render assistance help, come to the aid of  TINIV someone   Mt 15:25; 
Mk 9:22; Ac 16:9 <<<
and
 >>help my lack of faith, or = MOI APISTOUNTI  Mk 9:24. <<




Maurice A. O'Sullivan
[Bray, Ireland]

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