[B-Greek] Imperfect in Col 3:18
Jim West
jwest at highland.net
Thu Mar 31 11:19:58 EST 2005
The imperfect tense here indicates ongoing action in the past with
implications for the present. Hence, "as is always proper in the Lord"
or a related rendering.
Darrell Broking wrote:
>ANEKEN in Colossians 3:18 appears to be in the imperfect tense. Why would an
>imperfect tense verb be used here where one would expect to find the present
>tense used?
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>Darrell Broking
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