[B-Greek] EIS TA IDIA - John 1:11

Erich Vaughan Burton zaxciel at hotmail.com
Fri Aug 8 05:12:43 EDT 2003


Robertson and Vincent both say "EIS TA IDIA"
means "unto his own things".


I understand why it is translated as "own things"
since "TA IDIA" is a plural neuter

However, in light of the passage this seemed to be too general and vague, 
so I searched the Internet to see what others might have said and 
I found this explanation:

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What is signified by "His own" twice repeated in this text? It reads in the original, 
"He came EIS TA IDIA and HOI IDIOI received Him not." The facts in the case 
must supply the words understood. Jesus came to His own kingdom, or realm, 
but His own people, the Jews, who are the "children of the kingdom," 
did not receive Him, but rejected, and crucified Him. 
The reading is, then, "He came EIS TA IDIA BASILEIA into His own realm, 
and HOI IDIOI LAOI His own people did not receive Him

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This seems reasonable to me and fits in with the context.

But since the commentator is adding words that are not in the 
original text, I would like to know what others think regarding the interpretation of 
"EIS TA IDIA".



Erich Burton
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Canada




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