[B-Greek] EPI TO AUTO
Carl W. Conrad
cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Tue Jun 29 07:15:37 EDT 2004
At 12:21 PM +0100 6/29/04, Andrew Chapman wrote:
>HSAN APANTES hOMOQUMADON EPI TO AUTO Acts 2:2 (Majority Text)
>
>is translated 'they were all with one accord in one place' in the NKJ and
>all versions agree that EPI TO AUTO means 'in one place'.
>
>I am wondering if really it means that they were about the same thing,
>having the same end or object in view, as it were.
>
>In the NT it is used in the following instances:
>
>SUNHCQHSAN EPI TO AUTO (Matthew 22:34) 'they gathered together'
>
>OCLOS ONOMATON EPI TO AUTO (Acts 1:15) 'altogether the number of names'
>
>SUNERCOMENWN OUN hMWN EPI TO AUTO (1 Cor 11:20) 'therefore when you come
>together in one place'
>
>EAN OUN SUNELQH hH EKKLHSIA hLH EPI TO AUTO (1 Cor 14:23) 'Therefore if
>the whole church comes together in one place'
>
>And there may be others.
>
>In the Septuagint EPI TO AUTO is used to translate yachad (Strongs # 3162)
>in Psalm 2:2 ('And the rulers take counsel together') which Strongs gives
>as meaning unitedly.
>
>I am wondering whether the usual translation in 1 Corinthians 11:20 and
>14:23 is also incorrect since the alternative seems to fit quite well.
>
>I would welcome any comments. C
I think that "in one place" or "at the same place" is perfectly appropriate
for EPI with an accusative TO AUTO. With the accusative EPI generally means
"at", "upon" or "close to."
BDAG s.v. EPI:
1. marker of location or surface, answering the question 'where?' on, upon,
near
C. w. acc., answering the question 'where?'
B. EPI TO AUTO/ at the same place, together
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Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Emeritus)
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