[B-Greek] Re: Phil 2:2,4 and BDAG

dlc dlc at multnomah.edu
Wed Jan 28 20:11:45 EST 2004


John,

    I _think_ that I understand what your confusion is . . . ignore this 
post, if I am incorrect.  You were trying to find the meaning of 
FRONOUNTES in Phil 2:2, and BDAG commented on FRONEIN.  FRONEIN is the 
infinitive form of the word of which FRONOUNTES is a participle.  BDAG 
uses the infinitive form, when feasible, as a default.
    TO hEN FRONEIN is "to be of one mind," while TO hEN FRONOUNTES is 
"being of one mind."  It is the same word/same phrase, just in a 
different grammatical form.

John Colby wrote:

>   One phrase in Phil. 2:2 reads: TO hEN FRONOUNTES. How should this be translated?  My BDAG (yes I got one!) says: TO hEN FRONEIN *to be of one mind* Phil 2:2. This confused me more than it helped me. Does the BDAG use something different from the USB 4/NA 27, or is this a error?
>  
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