[B-Greek] 1 Tim 3:4 What does dignity go with?
Mike Sangrey
MSangrey at BlueFeltHat.org
Sat Dec 3 12:08:47 EST 2005
1 Tim 3:4
τέκνα ἔχοντα ἐν ὑποταγῇ μετὰ πάσης σεμνότητος
TEKNA ECONTA EN hUPOTAGHi META PASHS SEMNOTHTOS
To what does the META prepositional phrase connect?
Is it describing the children and therefore the children are to be
submissive and supportive of the EPISKOPH and do so in a dignified and
highly respectful manner?
Or, is it describing the EPISKOPH who is to maintain the children in a
submissive and supportive role and to do so in a dignified manner. That
is, the potential EPISKOPH doesn't throw hissie-fits to get the children
under control.
It seems to me that the word SEMNOTHS doesn't appear to make a lot of
sense to apply to children. The use of PAS makes that possibility even
more odd. I mention this since I think this somewhat exegetical
question really boils down to a lexical semantic one. And that's where
I'd like the help (unless someone sees a different pathway to a
solution).
Thanks ahead of time for your (collective) help!
--
Mike Sangrey (msangrey AT BlueFeltHat.org)
Exegetitor.blogspot.com
Landisburg, Pa.
"The first one last wins."
"A net of highly cohesive details reveals the truth."
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