[B-Greek] 1 cor 3:9

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Fri Apr 15 21:52:57 EDT 2005


At 9:59 AM +0900 4/16/05, Rion Reece wrote:
>QEOU GAR ESMEN SUNERGOI, QEOU GEWRGION, QEOU OIKODOMH ESTE.
>
>In this verse, the middle phrase 'QEOU GEWRGION'  is generally construed
>with the second verb.  Why?  Is there a rule that governs this?  The context
>would seem to allow it to go with either the ESMEN or the ESTE.

The logical context doesn't allow it: Paul here distinguishes the
evangelists as farmers and builders from the congregation that is the sown
field and the building. Yes, theoretically QEOU GEWRGION could be the
predicate of ESMEN, but that would confound the metaphorical contrasts that
Paul is developing here.
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Carl W. Conrad
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