[B-Greek] IDIAi in 1 Cor 12:11
Carl W. Conrad
cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Sun Nov 21 06:16:25 EST 2004
At 7:02 PM -0600 11/20/04, Harold R. Holmyard III wrote:
>Dear Carl,
>
>>IDIAi functions here adverbially and could as well be tagged as an
>>adverb--but in origin it is indeed a dative feminine singular adjective
>>governing an implicit noun, here probably DUNAMEI "capacity", so that the
>>text means: meting out to each one in his own capacity as it (the spirit)
>>wishes."
>>
>>There are in fact several Greek adjectives in the dative or accusative of a
>>particular gender functioning as adverbs without an explicit noun in the
>>expression; it's a fairly common linguistic phenomenon.
>
>
>HH: Is it possible that IDIAi could have its antecedent in FANERWSIS
>in 1 Cor 12:7? The noun is feminine singular, and "manifestation" is
>the general term of which the items in 12:8-10 are examples. Then
>12:11 would sum up with a translation like: "All these things works
>one and the same Spirit, with his own [manifestation] distributing to
>each one, as He pleases."
I don't really think so; in view of the fact that IDIAi ... DHMOSIAi ....
(or vice versa) is already a common adverbial antithesis in classical Attic
Greek, I don't think one needs to look four verses away for an applicable
noun in this instance.
--
Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Emeritus)
1989 Grindstaff Road/Burnsville, NC 28714/(828) 675-4243
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