[B-Greek] Hebrews 13:17 Question
Carl W. Conrad
cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Sun May 2 11:26:33 EDT 2004
At 9:27 AM -0500 5/2/04, David Bielby wrote:
>Can someone illuminate my understanding of the Verb PEIQESQE from PEIQW in
>Hebrews 13:17? Is it correct to say that the dative following this verb
>determines it's meaning? Or can it be interpreted that the middle voice
>influences the translation to mean be persuaded in yourselves (vs. 'obey')??
>In other words...is the author telling them to obey their leaders or to be
>willing to be persuaded by their leaders?
>
>"PEIQESQE TOIS HGOUMENOIS hUMWN KAI hUPEIKETE...."
David, PEIQOMAI in the middle has always (at least since Homer) had the
sense "give heed to," "obey"--and yes, it is construed regularly with a
dative.
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Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Emeritus)
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