[B-Greek] Romans 9:22-24 EI DE.. KAI HINA...?

craig newsgroupstuff at swiftdsl.com.au
Wed Dec 29 13:18:57 EST 2004


Romans 9:22-24 begins with 'EI DE...'

How does this work grammatically? It seems to me that when one begins with
an 'if' (EI), some kind of 'then..' should follow. Can 'KAI HINA' in 9:23 be
translated 'then also so that...'? Otherwise how is the thought begun with
EI completed?

Alternatively, I suppose one can end with an 'if' clause with the result
stated first ('I will understand if you explain it to me'). Is that what is
happening in 9:22-24? Is 9:20-21 the result stated first or something?

Or is it something else completely that I have missed?

Someone please explain!

:)

Craig Johnson
Brisbane, Australia 




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