[B-Greek] KAN in John 11:25b
Barbara D. Colt
babc2 at comcast.net
Thu Mar 10 21:16:19 EST 2005
On 10 Mar 2005 at 23:45, Beata Urbanek wrote:
>
> Thanks a lot, Dr Conrad. Would you (or somebody else from the list) be so
> kind and explain to me the difference between 'even if' and 'even though'?
> Is the first one 'more conditional' and the seconr 'more concessive'? If we
> translate 'even if' does that mean that not everyone has to die and when we
> say 'though' it is taken for granted that everyone dies? [I did check my
> understanding of the English words].
>
You could say that "even if" is more conditional and "even though" is more
concessive, but the difference is very slight, and the exact meaning in any
case would depend on context. That is, our knowledge that everyone does
have to die would limit the possibilities in the example you give.
Both the KJV and the NRSV translate it "even though."
Barbara D. Colt, mailto:babc2 at comcast.net
St John the Evangelist, San Francisco
>From envy, hatred, and malice and all uncharitableness
Good Lord, deliver us.
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