[B-Greek] TINI LOGWi - I Cor. 15:2

Eric Weiss papaweiss1 at yahoo.com
Mon Dec 13 12:00:39 EST 2004


I Corinthians 15:
1. GNWRIZW DE hUMIN, ADELFOI, 
TO EUAGGELION hO EUHGGELISAMHN hUMIN, 
hO KAI PARELABETE, 
EH hW KAI hESTHKATE, 
2. DI' hOU KAI SWiZESQE, 
TINI LOGWi EUHGGELISAMHN hUMIN EI KATECETE, 
EKTOS EI MH EIKHi EPISTEUSATE.
 
I've looked at BDAG and BDF and Robertson (Greek 
Grammar/Historical Research) and Perschbacher's 
NT Greek Syntax, and am still having a bit of trouble 
understanding how best to translate TINI LOGWi and 
how it functions here. TINI usually means "(by/with) 
what/whom?" and the grammars mention its use for 
an "indirect question." Yet others suggest that here it 
functions as a relative pronoun, which is how I and 
most translations understand it. I think Robertson says 
that it should not be taken as subordinate to EI 
KATECETE, but I'm not sure I understand what he means 
by that. Zerwick says it's an "indirect interrogative," but 
if so, how do you translate it so it has the sense of being 
a question?


Eric S. Weiss


		
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