[B-Greek] John 3:16

Arie Dirkzwager dirkzwager at pandora.be
Thu Jun 17 07:37:52 EDT 2004


I think hOUTWS is preparing the way for hWSTE : "in such a way ...that" or
"so ...that".

Arie


Dr. A. Dirkzwager
Hoeselt, Belgium
e-mail dirkzwager at pandora.be

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Onderwerp: [B-Greek] John 3:16


> Hi all!
>
> In John 3:16 we read:
> "OUTWS GAR HGAPHSEN O QEOS TON KOSMON..."
> which is typically translated into english as:
> "For God so loved the world..."
>
> My question is about the word OUTWS. As far as
> I can understand it means "this way" or "this is
> how" or if you'd like it describes the _way_ God
> loved the world and not the intensity/capacity/power
> of His love.
>
> If the above is true, I think that the passage
> should be translated as:
> "God loved the world in such a way..."
>
> What do the people think about it?
>
> TIA
> M.
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