[B-Greek] GINOMAI: Middle or Passive in Tit 3:7?
Marty Cauley
Marty.Cauley at sfrep.com
Mon Jun 27 18:02:13 EDT 2005
Clarification please,
In an interesting discussion of the middle and passive usage of GINOMAI
which I have read on this site
(http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/b-greek/2001-November/019274.html), this
statement was made concerning Tit 3:7 and GENHQWMEN that it looks passive:
"Let us be made heirs," but suggests the middle: "Let us make good our
status as heirs."
It would appear that the middle versus passive meaning is being entertained
for the same reading. The passive meaning "be made" is self evident, which
BibleWorks flags as passive for the critical reading of GENHQWMEN
entertained in the previous discussion. However, for the alternate reading
in the majority text, GENWQWMEN, BibleWorks labels this as middle. So
BibleWorks poses middle versus passive translation based on the form found
in the text.
First, is the claim being made in the above discussion that the word may
have middle meaning regardless of which reading is preferred?
Second, how active is the middle meaning? For example, does it mean to make
yourself through deliberate effort or to allow oneself to be made through
passive consent? How active is the middle translation of "become" as apposed
to the passive understanding of "be made."
Marty Cauley
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