[B-Greek] hOLWS 1st Cor 15:29 ?
Granby at SAFe-mail.net
Granby at SAFe-mail.net
Fri Mar 26 10:52:26 EST 2004
My apologies,
I meant to reference Mathew 5:34 as another example of hOLWS with a negative, I incorrectly listed it as Mathew 5:24.
Charles Granby
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Subject: [B-Greek] hOLWS 1st Cor 15:29 ?
Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 11:44:32 -0400
> 1st Corinthians vs 15:29
> ..EI hOLWS NEKROI OUK EGEIRONTAI..
>
> It says in a couple of lexicons I looked at that hOLWS plus a negative means 'not at all'. Is this a real definition of the meaning or is it just a good way to translate in into english?
>
> The only other NT example I could find is in Mathew 5:24, and 'not at all' seems to be a good translation.
>
> The reason I ask is because I was trying to figure out the meaning of this particular phrase with my initial translation before I checked the lexicon 'If the dead are not wholly raised'. If it just means 'not at all' then the meaning is clear, but otherwise I need to try and figure out if if wholly is meant in a quantitative manner (Ie - the sum total of all the dead are raised, and if this is the case why not just say all the dead) or if it has a qualititaive meaning (Ie - it is making some statement about how they are raised, in wholeness (whatever that may mean)).
>
> Maybe I'm reading too much into it.
>
> Thanks for any help,
> Charles Granby
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