2 Cor 6:1
Mike Sangrey
msangrey at BlueFeltHat.org
Mon Jan 6 14:37:41 EST 2003
On Sun, 2003-01-05 at 17:58, Paul Toseland wrote:
> 2 Cor 6:1 SUNERGOUNTES DE KAI PARAKALOUMEN MH EIS KENON THN XARIN
> TOU QEOU DECASQAI hUMAS.
>
> The verb PARAKALEW occurs 12 times in 2 Cor 1-7. In 2:8 and 5:20
> it has the sense appeal to (someone); but in at least 9 of the
> remaining 10 instances it has the sense console. The cognate
> noun PARAKLHSIS occurs 9 times, always with the sense
> consolation. It is generally agreed that the background of
> this language in 2 Cor is in LXX Psalms and Second Isaiah.
> 2 Cor 6:2 is a quotation from LXX Isa 49:8. Now it has been
> suggested that PARAKALEW might have this same sense in
> 2 Cor 6:1. Could the sense be somethihg like, As fellow
> workers we also console, (declaring that) you have not
> received Gods grace in vain?
>
> Admittedly, also seems to refer back to 5:20, where
> PARAKALOUNTOS is followed by an exhortation in direct speech,
> so it seems more natural to take PARAKALOUMEN in the present
> passage to have the same sense: 'we exhort you not to receive
'.
> But if both senses are linguistically feasible, then the reader
> has to consider both options; and that would be exegetically
> significant. So I would welcome any comments.
Hi Paul,
My mind immediately went to `counsel'; but I haven't analyzed all the
contexts.
However, I did look up the relevant subdomains in Louw & Nida. I'm
thinking in terms of: what synonyms might have been used and what Paul
choose not to--IF `counsel' was intended. Note the second occurrence
you cite would carry the sense of `strongly counsel'.
33:A' - Advise (note: L&N mention in a footnote that these words carry
a nuance of `suggesting a plan'.)
SUMBOULEUW
PARAINEW
TIQHMI BOULHN
SUMBOULOS
SUMBIBAZW
33.H' - Recommend, Propose
hISTHMI
SUNISTHMI or SUNISTANW
SUSTATIKOS
TASSW
I'm not suggesting I think this IS the choice; I'm just suggesting some
further avenues of analysis.
--
Mike Sangrey
msangrey at BlueFeltHat.org
Landisburg, Pa.
"The first one last wins."
"A net of highly cohesive details reveals the truth."
More information about the B-Greek
mailing list