[B-Greek] Heb 4,15
Iver Larsen
iver_larsen at sil.org
Sun May 2 08:17:59 EDT 2004
OU GAR ECOMEN ARCIEREA MH DUNAMENON SUMPAQHSAI TAIS
ASQENEIAIS hHMWN, PEPEIRASMENON DE KATA PANTA KAQ'
hOMOIOTHTA CWRIS hAMARTIAS
> >Also, a suggested way of taking KAQí hOMOIOTHTA in
> >this passage was to understand it as "because of his
> >likeness to us." (Rather than he was tempted LIKE WE
> >ARE.) I would like to hear any comments regarding this
> >usage of KAQí hOMOIOTHTA.
>
> I suspect there will be variant views on this, but I would understand KAQ'
> hOMOIOTHTA here in the sense of Christ's likeness to us.
To quote Harold Greenlee which seems to be the basis for Eddie's question:
QUESTIONWhat relationship is indicated by the phrase KAQ' hOMOIOTHTA in
accordance with a likeness?
1. It means in the same way we are [Alf, Blm, Hu, Mil, My, NCBC, NTC, TNTC,
WBC; all versions].
2. It means because of his likeness to us [EGT, Lg, NIC].
3. It means both of the above [EBC].
End of quote.
The abbreviations before the semicolon in this summary refer to various
commentators. What is listed after the semicolon refers to English
translations. So, the majority opinion is that it describes further the
event of the participle PEPEIRASMENON rather than us and our likeness to
Jesus. For the specific arguments, one needs to look un in the commentaries
listed.
Iver Larsen
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