[B-Greek] Acts 1:6

Joseph Weaks j.weaks at tcu.edu
Fri Mar 5 12:44:02 EST 2004


Hi Mitch,
While it would be clunky, I don't see why not. (Of course, we realize 
the determining accidentals are a later addition.) First off, 
APOKAQISTANEIS is not  a participle, so your suggested translation (you 
are restoring) would not be correct. And also, note that there is not 
another clause in the entire GNT that begins with a second person 
present form of eimi except for three instances of an imperative 
(ISQI/HTE), so it would be odd. Also, this eimi structure is a common 
form, but having said all that, it sure is "possible" it was written as 
the second singular of eimi (though it might be silly to take it as 
such).

Cheers,
Joe

On Mar 5, 2004, at 11:12 AM, Mitch Larramore wrote:

>
> hOI MEN OUN SUNELQONTES HRWTWN AUTON LEGONTES, KURIE,
> EI EN TWi KRONWi TOUTWi APOKAQISTANEIS THN BASILEIAN
> TWi ISRAEL;
>
> Can EI here be 2 Pr Sing of EIMI
>
> EI (you are)... APOKAQISTANEIS = are you restoring
>
> Rather than EI being a conditional particle?
>
> =====
> Mitch Larramore
> Spring Branch, Texas
> Student/Memorial High School




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