[B-Greek] abide in Jn 15:9-11
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Rbsads at aol.com
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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