[B-Greek] 1 Cor 7:27: "loosed" (was "No subject")

Mitch Larramore mitchlarramore at yahoo.com
Wed Aug 4 09:16:17 EDT 2004


--- "Carl W. Conrad" <cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu>
wrote:

> At 6:37 PM -0700 8/2/04, Paul Battjes wrote:
> >I am seeking clarification of the greek word for
> "loosed" used in 1 Cor.
> >7:27.   Does it have 2 meanings used in the same
> verse.  Does the 2nd
> >usage refer to divorcees or singles who have never
> married or widows.?
> >
> >Thanks for you help.
> >
> >Paul Battjes
> >Canada
> 
> This question is tangential to B-Greek's proper
> scope since it is more a
> translation question rather than a question
> concerning the Greek text of
> the passage in question; but it can be answered in
> B-Greek terms. First,
Dr. Conrad wrote...

> let's cite the Greek text:
> 
> 	DEDESAI GUNAIKI, MH ZHTEI LUSIN; LELUSAI APO
> GUNAIKOS, MH ZHTEI
> GUNAIKA.

LUSIN in the first advice means
> "disattachment" or "divorce."
> LELUSAI APO GUNAIKOS could be understood in terms of
> one who HAS BEEN
> DIVORCED FROM A WIFE, but I think it's really more
> general in focus,
> indicating a person/man is currently in a state of
> disassociation from a
> wife, whether divorced or never married.


Sir, if I understand you correctly, you are saying
that the first LUW (LUSIN) means, in this particular
case, divorced, and immediately following this LUW is
another LUW (LELUSAI)
but with a different sense. The second LUW does not
contemplate one in a "divorced" state but one in a
"single" state. Is this correct? The NET Bible you
quoted seemed to take it the other way.



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Mitch Larramore
Spring Branch, Texas
Student/Memorial High School


		
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