[B-Greek] John 1:24

Polycarp66 at aol.com Polycarp66 at aol.com
Sun Dec 7 23:53:05 EST 2003


In a message dated 12/7/2003 10:53:38 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
scarlson at mindspring.com writes:
We study the Greek precisely because the translations are not always
right.  In my opinion, both translations are grammatically possible
and fit the immediate context, but the partitive construction is more 
consistent with this particular author's style and the historical
context.
Indeed, you are correct about one reason for studying Greek.  Probably no two 
readers of the original text will come to the same conclusion in all cases.  
In this case, pace Carl, I would not read this strictly speaking as a 
partitive usage.  I rather think that EK TWN FARISAIWN indicates the agent of the 
sending.  Still, this does not mean that those spoken of as sent are the priests 
and Levites previously referenced.

hOI IOUDAIOI EC hIEROSOLUMWN hIEREIS KAI LEUITAS . . . KAI HWTHSAN AUTON . . 
. KAI APESTALMENOI EK TWN FARISAIWN KAI HRWTHSAN . . . 

The Jews from Jerusalem, priests and levites . . . asked him . . . and 
[those] sent by the Pharisees asked him . . . 

gfsomsel



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