[B-Greek] Rev. 14:8Rev. 14:8
George F. Somsel
gfsomsel at juno.com
Fri Jul 23 17:29:30 EDT 2004
On Fri, 23 Jul 2004 15:51:15 -0500 (CDT) cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
writes:
> Forwarded for: Ron <ronpt at comcast.net>
>
> I am interested in the translation of the phrase TOU OINOU TOU QUMOU
> THS
> PORNEIAS AUTHS and wonder about how you all view the following.
>
> 1. The meaning of QUMOS in this context, when it consistently seems
> to
> refer to anger/wrath elsewhere.
> 2. How to most accurately translate the string of genitives into
> the
> best English.
> 3. How to classify the genitive QUMOS and the genitive PORNEIA
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Ron Snider
> ---
QUMOS can mean not only wrath but passion as well which is the sense
which I think it has here (as does BGAD). As regards the genitive
relationships: THS PORNEIAS is probably a genitive of material. I would
similarly agree with BGAD in its understanding of TOU QUMOU as describing
THS PORNEIAS "her passionate immorality." This is what Wallace, _GGBB_,
pp. 86 & 87, calls an "Attributive Genitive."
george
gfsomsel
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