[B-Greek] Question on Gal 2:17 - AUTOI

Harold R. Holmyard III hholmyard at ont.com
Tue Oct 19 21:07:08 EDT 2004


Dear Kelly,

>Gal 2:17 . . . EUREQHMEN KAI AUTOI AMARTWLOI, . .
>
>Please correct me if I'm wrong here, but I'm thinking that the AUTOI
>AMARTWLOI functions as a predicate nominative with  the 1st person (we)
>subject of the verb, and AUTOI functions as an intensifier, to read
>something like "even we are found to be sinners." but to be honest, I am
>somewhat confused by this structure. Anyone willing to shed some light
>on it? Why is it AUTOI and not HMEIS? (i.e. 3rd and not 1st) or is it
>just to match the case/gender of AMARTWLOI??


Yes, that's right. The first meaning of AUTOS is, according to BAGD, 
"self: intensive, setting the individual off from everything else, 
and contrasting; used in all persons, genders, and numbers." So here 
one could say, "lest we be found, also ourselves, sinners."

					Yours,
					Harold Holmyard



>
>Thanks,
>Kelly McDonald.
>
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