[B-Greek] KAT IDIAN Lk 10:23 feminine singlular
Oun Kwon
kwonbbl at gmail.com
Fri Apr 22 21:41:11 EDT 2005
Hi, There,
Can you kindly guide me about how to understand this particular Gk phrase
in grammar and of its meaning?
*KAT IDIAN* appears often in the Gospel narratives with the disciples and
Jesus and other person in the scene.
Most translations render it in very neutral manner, as '*privately,
exclusively, separately*, etc.' The nuance in current English usage makes
this 'privately' a poor choice to use in rendering.
However, this same pharse in Lk is rendered in NWT as *'by themselves'* and
in CBL (Complete Bible Library) as *'by Himself'. * These two may could be
discribing the same thing. However *IDIAN* itself is in singular feminine
form of IDIOS. Then *'by herself'* would not make sense. I do not find any
feminine noun to be modified by this adjective. It must be standing alone. I
have to assume this just an idiomatic expression. I have not gotten any
reply in b-translation discussion group.
Oun Kwon, an IDWTHS in Greek.
Andover, MA, USA
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