[B-Greek] hUMWN in 1 Cor 9.11

Steven Lo Vullo slovullo at mac.com
Sat May 17 16:45:30 EDT 2003


Hi all:

1 Cor 9.11: EI hHMEIS hUMIN TA PNEUMATIKA ESPEIRAMEN, MEGA EI hHMEIS  
hUMWN TA SARKIKA QERISOMEN?

Some translations take hUMWN as possessive (see KJV, NKJV, ASV, RSV, 
NRSV), which is, of course, grammatically valid. But others seem to 
take it in an ablative sense (see ESV, NASB, NAS95, NIV, NET, TEV, CEV, 
REB, NAB, NJB). With respect to the ablative option,  the verb QERIZW 
does seem suited to the idea of separation, and if balanced with hUMIN 
the corresponding hUMWN would seem to indicate source or separation 
("sowed **to** you ... shall reap **from you**). But on the other hand, 
I wonder if we should expect a preposition with hUMWN if indeed the 
ablative idea is intended (see, e.g., EK THS SARKOS QERISEI ... EK TOU 
PNEUMATOS QERISEI in Gal 6.8. Any comments or ideas?
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Steven Lo Vullo
Madison, WI




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