[B-Greek] Subjunctive or indicative in Rom. 5:3

Lincoln Mullen lmullen at bju.edu
Fri Oct 8 22:17:42 EDT 2004


Romans 5:3 reads, " OU MONON DE, ALLA KAI KAUXWMEQA EN TAIS QLIYESIN."

Every translation that I have seen translates "KAUXWMEQA" as an indicative:
"we boast." However, the form at least appears to have the possibility of
being subjunctive: "let us boast." An analytical lexicon also parses the
word as indicative. Is it possible to distinguish between the present active
indicative 1st plural and the present active subjunctive 1st plural of A
contract verbs? If so, what would be the subjunctive form for KAUXAOMAI?

Lincoln Mullen



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