[B-Greek] 1 Cor 11:7 OFEILEI

George F. Somsel gfsomsel at juno.com
Sun Jun 13 10:17:20 EDT 2004


On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 06:33:10 -0700 (PDT) Eddie Mishoe
<edmishoe at yahoo.com> writes:
> > >ANHR MEN GAR OUK OFEILEI KATAKALUPTESQAI THN
> > KEFALHN,
> > >EIKWN KAI DOXA QEOU hUPARCWN...
> > >
> > >Some has translated this as:
> > >
> > >"for a man is not obligated to have [his] head
> > >covered"
> > >
> > >
> > >Would this more likely be "for a man ought not to
> > have
> > >[his] head covered"?
> >
Carl Conrad 
> > Wouldn't it be far simpler to make it simply, "for a
> > man ought not to cover
> > his head"?
> 
> 
> Carl, yes...if that is what the text is saying. If you
> look at the translation I inquired about, it reads
> differently, almost radically so. That translation
> makes the covering optional, as if Paul has no
> preference ("not obligated" meaning he may or may
> not). Whereas yours and mine state what OUGHT to be
> the case. Which do you think it is?
> 
> =====
> Eddie Mishoe
> Pastor
> 
______________

Eddie,

Note the preceding verse

 PAS ANHR KATA KEFALHS EXWN KATAISXUNEI THN KEFALHN AUTOU

While technically he does have a choice, Paul maintains that the WRONG
choice brings dishonor upon a man.  I wouldn't exactly say his position
is "headgear optional."

gfsomsel
                 
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