[B-Greek] APO in 2 Thess 1:9

Polycarp66 at aol.com Polycarp66 at aol.com
Tue Nov 25 12:05:15 EST 2003


In a message dated 11/25/2003 11:37:47 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
dhoxworth at charter.net writes:
what is the best way to understand APO here? is it better 
understand as 'from' as a reference to source or is it 
'away from' as a reference to separation? or are there 
other ways to understand this preposition? 
hOITINES DIKHN TISOUSIN OLEQRON AIWNION APO PROSWPOU TOU KURIOU KAI APO THS 
DOCHS THS ISXUOS AUTOU
APO PROSWPOU appears 6 times in the NT (326 times in 210 passages in the LXX—
but I'm not going there).  In each instance it appears that it signifies 
separation from the presence of . . . whomever.  In Acts 5.4, e.g. it says

hOI MEN OUN EPOREUONTO XAIRONTES APO PROSWPOU TOU SUNEDRIOU . . .
 I think that the fact that this is said in regard to their relationship to a 
group (viz., the Sanhedrin) makes it abundantly apparent that the idea is 
separation rather than source.

gfsomsel



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