[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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