[B-Greek] TOTE in Matthew 24
Steven Lo Vullo
slovullo at mac.com
Sat May 3 18:25:32 EDT 2003
On Saturday, May 3, 2003, at 04:20 PM, Mark Wilson wrote:
> Ramin:
>
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>> Does the Greek word "TOTE" that occurs several times in Matthew 24
>> mean "at
>> that time" or "subsequently"? Is it just like the English "then"
>> which has
>> two different meanings? Is there any way to tell from other words in
>> the
>> sentences which meaning of "then" is intended in Matthew 24?
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>
> TOTE bears at least those two meanings you list. As far as is there
> any way to tell... which meaning is intended: No, not grammatically.
There are syntactic indicators that in many cases confirm the use of
TOTE to introduce that which follows in time. For example, there is
correlative hOTE ... TOTE (when this or that happens/happened ... then;
see Mt 13.26; 21.1). Similarly, we have hWS ... TOTE and hOTAN ...
TOTE. In Matt 24.15f. we find an example of correlative hOTAN ... TOTE:
15 hOTAN OUN IDHTE TO BDELUGMA THS ERHMWSEWS ... hESTOS EN TOPWi hAGIWi
... 16 TOTE hOI EN THi IOUDAIAi FEUGETWSAN EIS TA ORH, KTL.
This construction makes it clear that those in Judea are to flee to the
mountains **upon seeing** the abomination of desolation. The fleeing is
subsequent to the seeing.
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Steven R. Lo Vullo
Madison, WI
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