[B-Greek] Luke 22:70 & 23:3 'you say'?

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at ioa.com
Thu Aug 11 06:53:09 EDT 2005


On Aug 11, 2005, at 12:54 AM, craig wrote:

> Hi.
>
> I am wondering about Jesus' words in Luke 22:70 and 23:3. When it  
> says:
> hUMEIS LEGETE hOTI EGW EIMI and SU LEGEIS.
>
> Is it intended to be somewhat ambiguous, not an out-and-out  
> admission, or
> perhaps Jesus casting back accountability onto his accusers,  
> emphasising
> what comes or should come from their own mouths and lips?
>
> Or is there good precedent (rather than just context) that Jesus is  
> just
> saying as most translations put it "Yes, it is as you say"?

Here we go again: I'm not complaining, just commenting. Seems to me  
this is a question that won't ever be resolved to everyone's  
satisfaction. Some are fully confident that they know exactly what  
this means while others (myself included) can only admit to endless  
puzzlement. My own inclination (not by any means a firm conclusion)  
is that the ambiguity is intentional.

Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Emeritus)
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