[B-Greek] James 1:25 KATENOHSEN GAR hEAUTON

Jonathan Robie jonathan.robie at datadirect.com
Thu Sep 11 07:02:38 EDT 2003


I have a question about the phrase KATENOHSEN GAR hEAUTON in James 1:25. 
The word KATANOEW can mean "to look at in a reflective manner", 'consider', 
'contemplate', and seems to be translated this way in some translations - 
"he regards himself", "he looked carefully at himself", etc.

However, in this context, it seems that (1) KATENOHSEN is in the Aorist, 
(2) the mirrors of the time were made of polished metal, and gave a much 
less distinct image, and (3) this man goes away and immediately forgets 
what he looks like.

I'm inclined to say the force of this phrase is something like: "he glanced 
at himself". Am I wrong? If I'm not clearly wrong, am I clearly right?

Jonathan





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