[B-Greek] "eis" in Acts 2:38
Doug Hoxworth
doughoxworth at yahoo.com
Sat Jan 8 01:40:13 EST 2005
><Richard>
> What Jerry is asking is whether the sentence
> structure makes it clear that
> the writer is saying "{Repent and be baptized} for
> the remission of sins",
> as opposed to "Repent, and be baptized for the
> remission of sins". In other
> words, can we discern from the text whether the
> repentance, as well as the
> baptism, is EIS AFESIN?
<doug>
thank you richard.
><Richard>
> BDAG 3rd, EIS, 4f would seem to put what you say EIS
> should NOT be
> understood or translated as well within the semantic
> range of EIS. But
> then, I am a novice. If I am misreading or misusing
> the lexicon, I would
> truly appreciate being corrected.
<doug>
it may be an acceptable translation in some contexts.
but i do not see that it is warranted (or demanded) in
this context. and that being an unusual (and perhaps
debatable) translation of this preposition, unless the
context demanded it, i would not think it fair to
translate it as such.
Doug Hoxworth
Luther Rice Seminary
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