[B-Greek] John 3:31-32... aspect analysis

Richard Lindeman oblchurch at msn.com
Wed Dec 14 21:37:36 EST 2005


OK. I am attempting to digest some of the recent debates concerning aspect
theory. Based on the conversations I have overheard, let me make a fresh
attempt at some of the passage I chose to wrestle with. I will attempt it in
smaller segments: 

hO ANOQEN ERXOMENOS EPANW PANTWN ESTIN, hO WN EK THS GHS EK THS GHS ESTI,
KAI EK THS GHS LALEI,  hO EK TOU OURANOU ERXOMENOS EPANW PANTWN ESTI KAI hO
hEWRAKE KAI HKOUSE TOUTO MARTUREI KAI THN MARTURIAN AUTOU OUDEIS LAMBANEI.
John 3:31-32  

My initial rough translation: "The one who came from above is over all, the
one that is from this earth is of this earth and speaks concerning this
earth, the one who came from heaven is above all things and testifies what
he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony."

New aspect analysis.  hO ANOQEN ERXOMENOS EPANW PANTWN ESTIN
ERXOMENOS -  E<S, R=E, R<S , imperfective, some of Christ's coming occurs at
R time. or, Christ's coming is not completed at R time.  New aspectual
question: is this a reference to the incomplete nature of the first coming
of Christ and a hint of the second coming of Christ? 

ESTIN - E=S, R<S, E>R,  imperfective,  some of Christ's being over all
occurs at R time. or, Christ's being over all is not completed at R time.
New aspectual observation:  Christ is over all things now and always.

Is this better?

Rich Lindeman

  




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