[B-Greek] Matthew's SU LEGW

Harold R. Holmyard III hholmyard at ont.com
Sun May 23 14:41:37 EDT 2004


Dear Eddie,

>Matthew uses an expression to answer questions that
>seems like a periphrastic, indirect answer. Twice in
>chapter 26 he uses the same expression, but seemingly
>in opposite ways.
>
>Verse 25
>
>APOKRIQEIS DE IOUDAS hO PARADIDOUS AUTON EIPEN, MHTI
>EGW EIMI, hRABBI; LEGEI AUTWi, SU EIPAS.
>
>The MHTI seems to imply that Judas was anticipating a
>NEGATIVE answer, right? (I am not the one am I?)
>
>Yet, SU EIPAS, appears to mean something like, "It is
>true what you have said." So, it would appear that
>Jesus was saying that it is true that you (Judas) are
>NOT the one who will betray me.

HH: No, it would not appear that way. We know Jesus would not say 
Judas was not the one who would betray Him. So Jesus must be saying 
that the affirmation Judas made (EGW EIMI) is what He is saying that 
is true, leaving out the MHTI part.

				Yours,
				Harold Holmyard




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