[B-Greek] question
Artur Olczykowski
a.olczykowski at wp.pl
Mon Jun 7 13:55:09 EDT 2004
Hello,
First , sorry for my English. My name is Artur Olczykowski and I have a
question about word "dia"
in Col.1:16. I heard that "dia" with genetivus means "through" or "by"
and can't means "because of" or "on account of". In second use it would
be "dia" with accusativus.
But , is it a immovable principle? I found a few places in NT where
"dia" with genetivus is translated as "because of" and it should be
translated in that way. I think about Rom. 8:3; John 11:4 and Philemon
1:22.
I think also that "through" has wide meaning and can be translated as
"because of": She succeed through hard work. I run away through fear.
I think also about Rom. 14:15 and Rom.14:20 where once "dia" is with
accusativus and once with genetivus but these sentences have the same
meaning.
Any comments about it?
artur olczykowski artur at jeszua.pl
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