[B-Greek] Rev. 1:8 ERCOMENOS

Ted Shoemaker tedsmath at yahoo.com
Sun Nov 30 14:38:58 EST 2003


 
Hello,

In the middle of Revelation 1:8 we read:
hO WN KAI hO HN KAI hO ERCOMENOS

The King James Version renders this
"which is, and which was, and which is to come".

I have more than one question.

(1)  Are the KJV (and many other translations) 
     legitimate in making such a rendering here?

(2)  If so, why?
     That is, I thought hO ERCOMENOS
     meant "the one who comes", not 
     "the one which is to come".
     Maybe that's too fine a distinction to 
     quibble about -- but I think there's a difference.

(3)  What is the linguistic significance of using
     hO ERCOMENOS instead of a future tense?
     Reading the whole sentence, I would have 
     expected to see "who was, who is, and who will be".

I hope we can keep the discussion within the parameters 
of the group's regulations.  Anyone who wishes to talk 
about the relevant theological implications is 
welcome to do so, but please use private email.

Thank you very much,

Ted Shoemaker


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Ted Shoemaker
 
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