[B-Greek] Eph 1:15 Provisional Translation
Jim West
jwest at highland.net
Wed Apr 20 15:13:52 EDT 2005
David Bielby wrote:
> Ephesians 1:15-
>DIA TOUTO KAGW AKOUSAS THN KAQ UMAS PISTIN EN TW KURIW IHSOU KAI THN AGAPHN
>THN EIS PANTAS TOUS AGIOUS
>
>
>
>I have a provisional translation as this. Eph 1:15 "So when I heard about
>your confidence in the master Jesus and affection for all his devoted
>followers,"
>
I'm not sure "confidence" carries the full weight of "pistis". Have you
at hand a copy of TDNT? The article on the "pistis" group is excellent
in terms of offering assistance in just the task you are undertaking.
When I hear "confidence" I think "here's somebody I can tell a secret to
who won't blab it". "Pistis" is a bit different. I would try "complete
trust".
"master" i like. "Lord" is pretty much empty of meaning to we moderns.
Likewise, your rendering of "agape" with "affection" seems a weakening
of the intention. "agape" isn't mere affection. Indeed, it surpasses
that by 10 fold. And again, TDNT is terribly helpful with offering a
semantic field that will assist you. I would suggest something along
the lines of "unreserved love".
"devoted followers" - I like that too. That gets to the very heart of
"agious".
Best
Jim
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