[B-Greek] ANQISTHMI
kgraham0938 at comcast.net
kgraham0938 at comcast.net
Fri Mar 4 05:24:41 EST 2005
@Rob:
I think you have to take ANQISTHMI in a legal sort of context. For instance in Isa 50:8 LXX, it carries that same sort of idea.
TIS hO KPINOMENOS MOI ANTISTHTW MOI.
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Kelton Graham
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> Greetings to all:
> Sorry about the duplicate, I forgot to sign the first message.
> I am studying Matthew 5:39. [EGW DE LEGW hUMIN MH ANTISTHNAI TWi
> PONHRWi]
> In particular, I am trying to determine the acceptable range of meaning for
> the verb ANQISTHMI. I have of course consulted BDAG, Low-Neida, etc. I
> have also read 'The Sermon on the Mount' by Hans Deiter Betz and 'Matthew
> 1-7' by Ulrich Luz.
> Luz asserts the general meaning, 'to resist, oppose, stand against', for
> the verb. Betz interprets the context to be a court scene, and therefore
> argues for a more legal meaning, along the lines of 'to retaliate'. Whether
> one tranlsates the phrase as 'do not resist an evil person' or 'do not seek
> retaliation toward an evil person' makes a significant difference in the
> meaning of the passage.
> Can anyone point me to any other works that might help me with further
> clarification of the use of this particular verb?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Ron Geib
>
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