[B-Greek] 2 Cr. 9:7

AJBIRCH AJBIRCH at terra.es
Wed Jan 26 16:35:17 EST 2005


Ron Snider wrote:

"I am considering the clause MH EK LUPHS, which is used only here in the NT and does not seem to be used in the LXX.  The approximation given by the lexicons is that of a grieved spirit, reluctantly, regretfully, or grudgingly.  I have no problem with this, but wanted to see if the phrase appeared anywhere else and if that idea is the precise one Paul had in mind."

Just a simple thought: although it's true that the phrase as such as found only here in the N. T., it seems significant that 6 out of 16 N. T. appearances of LUPH are in 2 Corinthians (due, presumably, to the subject-matter of the epistle). The way Paul uses it the other five times in this epistle (2:1; 2:3; 2:7; 7:10; 7:10) is probably a safe guide to the meaning in 9:7. As for EK with LUPH, although EK seems normally to refer to the origin of something in a more physical sense, it is sometimes used (as here) of motive / motivation, etc., - for example: 2 Cor. 2:17: EX EILIKRINIAS; Philippians 1:16-17: EX AGAPHS...EX ERIQEIAS; etc.

Andrew J. Birch
Palma de Mallorca, Spain


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