[B-Greek] ELEGCW

AJBIRCH AJBIRCH at terra.es
Sat Feb 12 07:28:54 EST 2005


Dear 'B-Greekers',

Beata Urbanek (Poland) wrote:

"I'm currently working on the topic of KRISIS and the role of Paraclet in it. I'm not sure what the meaning of the verb ELEGCW in John 16:8 is: is it quite neutral: "expose" or is it stronger and means "to convince" or even - as TDNT suggests - "to show someone his sin and to summon him to repentance", "set right". 
Maybe it'd be going into theology, but according to the meaning of this verb: is the work of Paraclet external or internal (concerning the world)?"

Certainly the seventeen times that the verb is used in the Greek New Testament (Matthew 18:15; Luke 3:19; John 3:20; John 8:9; John 8:46; John 16:8; 1 Corinthians 14:24; Ephesians 5:11; Ephesians 5:13; 1 Timothy 5:20; 2 Timothy 4:2; Titus 1:9; Titus 1:13; Titus 2:15; Hebrews 12:5; James 2:9; and Revelation 3:19) suggest a definitely 'negative' connotation (if not quite always, nearly always): to convince / convict / expose / rebuke / reprove / etc. for sin, error, wrongdoing, etc. It appears to include the idea of aiming to produce a sense of shame.

Andrew J. Birch
Palma de Mallorca, Spain


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