[B-Greek] Hebrews 10.14

Steven Lo Vullo slovullo at mac.com
Fri Sep 24 22:05:09 EDT 2004


On Sep 23, 2004, at 10:12 AM, Morgan Powell wrote:

> I was wondering about the translation of TOUS hAGIAZOMENOUS in hebrews 
> 10:14.
> I notice the nasb gives it has "those who are sanctified."
> the niv gives "those being made holy" which would capture the 
> continuous sense of the present ptcple.
> I note also that just 4 verses earlier in hebrews 10:10 we find 
> hHGIASMENOI - a perfect passive participle - been sanctified.
> Is there any justification for the present participle being translated 
> with a perfect sense?

Note, though, that in 10.14 we have a substantival participle, but in 
10.10 a periphrastic construction with ESMEN, which functions as a 
perfect passive indicative.
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Steven Lo Vullo
Madison, WI




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