[B-Greek] abide in Jn 15:9-11

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Sat May 24 20:02:38 EDT 2003


This is a hard question for me to express, and so patience is requested.

When a word such as MENW is understood as meaning "abide" rather than simply 
as "stay" or "remain," is that word being understood in one of its Koine Greek 
nuances, is it receiving a special nuance by the early Christian writers, or 
is it receiving a special nuance by later Christian hermeneutics influencing 
translation?

This is of course a huge question.  I suppose I am asking first for comments 
on the use of MENW in John 15. Second, and perhaps, more importantly are there 
resources for a beginning GNT reader to discern how any particular word has 
changed from standard Koine usage for the purposes of the early Christian 
writers.

Thanks,

Richard Smith
Chattanooga, TN



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