[B-Greek] Meaning of EIS in Philemon 6

Walter Joiner wjoiner at wilbursmith.com
Fri Feb 11 13:00:51 EST 2005


There was some confusion in my reading group about the use of EIS in
Philemon verse 6:

 

THS PISTEWS SOU ENERGHS GENHTAI EN EPIGNWSEI PANTOS AGATHOU TOU EN HMIN
EIS XRISTON  (hope that transliterated right)

 

We noticed that in some English translations this is translated "in
Christ"  (ie NIV)  while others use "for Christ's sake" (ie NASB).  What
in the greek grammer would send you to either meaning, or is it a
contextual issue not a grammatical one?

 

Thanks,

Sharkey

 

Walter Sharkey Joiner V, P.E.

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