[B-Greek] Luke 13:35 AFIETAI

Wieland Willker willker at chemie.uni-bremen.de
Wed Jun 15 14:18:53 EDT 2005


> I am afraid I cannot see the difference in meaning.
>
> When Jesus says that "their house" is left to them, it is
> implied that it is left to them alone without God's
> protection. And that means that "their house" is being
> forsaken by God.


What I meant is the meaning of AFIETAI. Does it mean here "forsake" or
"leave". In my understanding the latter is more positive:
"Look, you still have your house."

Best wishes
    Wieland
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