[B-Greek] Acts 19,34

Barbara D. Colt babc2 at comcast.net
Tue Apr 6 22:56:41 EDT 2004



On 6 Apr 2004 at 17:27, Eddie Mishoe wrote:

> 
> EPIGNONTES DE hOTI IOUDAIOS ESTIN FWNH EGENETO MIA EK
> PANTWN hWS EPI hWRAS DUO KRAZONTWN, MEGALH H ARTEMIS
> EFESIWN
> 
> The NET Bible has:
> 19:34 But when they recognized that he was a Jew, they
> all shouted in unison, "Great is Artemis" of the
> Ephesians!" for about two hours.
> 
> Culy/Parsons has:
> 
> But when they recognized that he was a Jew, one cry
> arose from all those who were shouting, for about two
> hours: "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"
> 
> Making note of the Genitive KRAZONTWN, Culy, and I
> think rightly, insists that MIA must modify FWNH,
> since PANTWN modifies KRAZONTWN. Contra the NET Bib le
> then, MIA EK PANTWN must be undone, since PANTWN goes
> with KRAZONTWN (not part of some idiomatic
> expression).
> 
> All of which means we have quite a mess with this
> verse. And I'm not sure just what this "one voice" had
> to say as the others were shouting. The NET Bible
> translation seems smooth, but grammatically is it
> possible, and Culy/Parsons translation seems to leave
> the "one voice" unattended. Any other suggested
> translations or support for those given above?
> 
The verse does indeed seem to me "quite a mess."  Am I crazy?  That 
EPIGNONTES sure seems to me like what I learnt to call a "dangling 
participle."  Are they allowed in Greek?

Barbara D. Colt, mailto:babc2 at comcast.net
St John the Evangelist, San Francisco
>From envy, hatred, and malice and all uncharitableness
Good Lord, deliver us.





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