[B-Greek] Deponents (as 1 Pe 1:15)

Jim West jwest at highland.net
Mon Jan 3 13:21:08 EST 2005


Eddie insists on insisting that deponent verbs require a middle/passive 
translation.  One example is sufficient to falsify this claim.  The verb 
arneomai is a deponent verb.  Its basic meaning is "refuse, disdain", 
"deny".  It is used in Mt 10:33.  In Matthew Jesus says "whoever denies me, 
I will deny".  yet if Eddie, and others who insist on a middle or passive 
rendering of deponents were to put hand to this verse, they would be 
required, by their own preconceptions, to translate with "whoever denies 
himself, I will deny myself" or "whoever is denied himself, I will deny 
myself" both of which are nonsensical.

Thus, the aforementioned claim is shown to be null and void.

Jim

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