[B-Greek] ANQISTHMI

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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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