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

Steven Lo Vullo themelios at charter.net
Sat Dec 18 19:26:45 EST 2004


On Dec 18, 2004, at 6:16 PM, Steven Lo Vullo wrote:

> I think English translations smooth over the difficulty here. With 
> what do we construe TINI LOGWi EUHGGELISAMHN? Does it relate to TO 
> EUAGGELION in v. 1, as do the relative clauses in vv. 1-2, or does it 
> complement  or modify KATECETE in the conditional clause in v. 2? Both 
> seem doubtful to me. On the one hand, when KATECETE means to "hold 
> fast" traditions, convictions, or beliefs, it seems to me that it 
> should take an accusative, as in 1 Cor 15.2 and 1 Th 5.21. Not to 
> mention the awkwardness of it preceding EI. On the other hand, it 
> doesn't make sense as a relative clause. Then we have TO EUAGGELION 
> ... TINI LOGWi EUHGGELISAMHN ("the gospel .... by which we preached to 
> you").

The last line should read, "Then we have TO EUAGGELION ... TINI LOGWi 
EUHGGELISAMHN ("the gospel .. by which I preached to you"). Sorry.
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Steven Lo Vullo
Madison, WI




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