[B-Greek] 1 Tim 2:12 Grammar

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Fri Apr 23 08:35:21 EDT 2004


At 4:53 AM -0700 4/23/04, Eddie Mishoe wrote:
>There are some on this list that have Classical
>training and this may be a question more so directed
>to you.
>
>I understand that EPISTREPW plus Dative meant in
>Classical-Attic Greek "entrust." I've read one take on
>this were the idea was said to mean that Paul's point
>was that he had not "entrusted" teaching, in the sense
>of appointing that responsibility or function, to a
>woman. And that the final phrase further clarifies
>this prohibition, "or (to be more specific) to
>exercise authority over a man."

The verb in question is EPITREPW; although "entrust" is the first gloss
given in LSJ, the sense "give direction to" or "direct" ('turn toward')
might better yield a sense of its range. As I indicated in my earlier
response to this question, there's been a lot of discussion of this text
over time on this list; here's a message I sent to the list last year:

At 7:39 AM -0500 1/11/03, Carl W. Conrad wrote:
>In view of the fact that every discussion of 1 Tim 2:12 on this list has
>engendered not only thoughtful analysis of the grammatical construction but
>also spirited and diverse expressions of opinion, conviction, and
>antagonism, it seemed to me worth calling attention to earlier discussions
>of the text on record in our archives, to wit:
>
>1/13/96	Re: GUNH EN HSUCIA -- 1Ti 2.11
>5/15-18/98	AUQENTEIN, 1Tim2.12
>5/18/98		Feminine perspective and BG List History (was Re: AUQE
>5/18-19/98	Re: AUQENTEIN
>6/30/98		1 Tim 2:12
>10/16-18/99	Re: 1 Timothy 2:12
>10/18/99	Re: 1 Timothy 2:12 authentein
>10/19/99	1 Tim 2:14, GEGONEN
>10/19-31/99	Re: 1 Timothy 2:12
>8/13/00		Hermeneutics, 1 Tim. 2:12,and AUQENTEIN
>8/11-13/00	1 Tim. 2:12, meaning of AUQENTEIN
>2/18-19/01	RE: OUDE in 1 Timothy 2:12
>5/9/01	1 Tim 2:12--grammatical structure
>7/31-8/6/01	KEFALH, hUPOTASSESQAI, H, AUQENTEIN, OUK ...
>5/8-9/02	RE: 1 Tim 2:11-12
>5/15/02	Lexical Semantics Methods
>5/18/02	Titus 2:12 Explicative OUDE
>5/20-24/02	infinitive -> finite verb
>--
>
>Carl W. Conrad
>Co-Chair, B-Greek List
-- 

Carl W. Conrad
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