[B-Greek] James 1:25 KATENOHSEN GAR hEAUTON (Follow-up)
Wendland, Paul
wendlanp at wls.wels.net
Fri Sep 12 10:55:16 EDT 2003
> So if the verb is capable of meaning just a quick, superficial look, that's
> how I would render it. But morphologically, the verb seems to indicate
> really settling your mind down on something.
Is it possible to render the loose syntax (KAI, KAI) of James' "oral" style here in a different way? That is, could one take the first KAI as a sort of contrast to the preceeding:
KATENOHSEN GAR hEAUTON KAI APELHLUQEN KAI EUQEWS EPELAQETO hOPOIOS HN
"He gets a good look at himself, alright, BUT he goes away and immediately forgets what sort he was"
In other words, does the context compel one to the conclusion that KATANOEW is only a passing glance?
Paul
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Paul O. Wendland
Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary
wendlanp at wls.wels.net
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