[B-Greek] 1 John 2:6
Dony K. Donev
dony at cupandcross.com
Sat Aug 21 13:59:58 EDT 2004
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From: "Carl W. Conrad" <cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu>
> The infinitive MENEIN has the same subject (nominative) as LEGWN; this is
a
> form of indirect discourse wherein the subject is in the nominative and
> unexpressed if it is identical with the verb introducing the indirect
> discourse: so the phrase, hO LEGWN EN AUTWi MENEIN actually means, "The
one
> who says that he abides in him ..."
So in this case would it be unexceptional for the translation to read, "He
who says in him to remain ought ." where the one saying may be saying to
others to remain in Him?
Dony K. Donev
http://cupandcross.com
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