[B-Greek] The meaning of "eido"
Claire Greig
claire_greig88 at onetel.com
Wed Mar 23 08:34:16 EST 2005
Sorry, I only sent this to Bill Diehl
On 22 Mar 2005, at 23:29, Bill Diehl wrote:
> Dear Greek scholars,
>
> We are having a disagreement among our discussion group which I hope
> that a Greek scholar can help us with. The issue is the meaning of the
> Greek word eido, "to know". Some are maintaining that the use of this
> word eido in the text in Mark 13:32, "But of that day and that hour
> knoweth no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the
> Son, but the Father", means that our Lord did not know the actual day
> or hour of His coming but only the Father. Others are maintaining the
> word eido can also mean "to make known, to declare" as used by Paul in
> the text 1 Corinthians 2:2, "For I determined not to know any thing
> among you, save Jesus Christ, and him crucified".
>
> Can this word eido be used to mean "to declare, to make known, to
> reveal"? or is the meaning limited to mean only "to see, to know, to
> understand"?
No - it comes from the perfect of hOPAW (I see) ie I have seen ---> I
know, so I don't think it can mean declare.
>
> Any help that you could give us in this matter would be very much
> appreciated.
>
> Thank you for considering this problem.
>
> Bill Diehl, editor
> Present Truth Magazine
> Fallbrook, Ca.
> www.PresentTruthMag.org
Claire
>
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