[B-Greek] 2 Cor 3:18, KAQAPER clause

Paul Toseland toseland at blueyonder.co.uk
Sat Jun 4 15:02:49 EDT 2005


2 Cor 3:18  hHMEIS DE PANTES ANAKEKALUMMENWi PROSWPWi THN DOXAN
KURIOU KATOPRIZOMENOI THN AUTHN EIKONA METAMORFOUMEQA APO
DOXHS EIS DOXAN KAQAPER APO KURIOU PNEUMATOS.

I lave long been puzzled by the KAQAPER clause. It is necessary to 
supply both subject and
verb; most translations seem to supply the subject DOXA and a simple 
copula; so e.g.,
NRSV, 'for this comes from the Lord, the Spirit'. But KQAPER must 
introduce a comparison:
'just as ...', and I can't see precisely how this would work. Can anyone 
explain this exegesis?

Many thanks.
Paul Toseland




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