[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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