[B-Greek] EMBRIBAOMAI

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Thu Mar 27 15:54:09 EST 2003


Forwarded for: "Pastor Mark Eddy" <markeddy at adams.net>
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 12:43:45 -0600


----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl W. Conrad" <cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu>
To: "Troels Hansen" <tkmh at get2net.dk>
> I don't find it at all
> difficult to imagine that a deep breath taken in and then expelled through
> the nose can express physically any kind of strong emotional reaction,
> whether of anger and indignation or of distress at an event or happening
> that upsets one's emotional equilibrium. The two instances in Jn (11:33,
> 38) both are adverbially qualified as being internal rather than physical
> (TWi PNEUMATI, EN hEAUTWi); the context requires that we understand the
> verbs here (EMBRIMHSATO 11:33, EMBRIMHSAMENOS 11:38) of being deeply upset
> at the death of Lazarus.

Or is Jesus upset over something different? The circumstancial clause in Jn
11:33, giving the reason for
Jesus' reaction, is WS EIDEN AUTHN KLAIOUSAN KAI TOUS SUNELQONTAS AUTH
IOUDAIOUS KLAIONTAS. In verse 38
Jesus is reacting to the question of the crowd in verse 37. According to
John's description, Jesus wasn't
upset over Lazarus' death. He was upset with the crowd's reaction to the
death. Jesus knew that he was
soon going to raise Lazarus. It would take longer to change the crowd's
attitudes toward death and toward
Jesus.

> All the other instances of the verb in the GNT
> involve indignation or a stern expression,

Is this not also true in John 11? He is indignant over the people's
over-reaction to the death and their lack of faith in His abilities to help
even in this situation.

Mark Eddy
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Carl W. Conrad
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