[B-Greek] "the heart" in John 16:6

Jim West jwest at highland.net
Tue May 10 21:18:32 EDT 2005



Bob Firth wrote:

> John 16:6
> ALL hOTI TAUTA LELALHKA hUMIN hH LUPH PEPLHRWKEN hUMWN THN KARDIAN
>
> To what does hUMWN THN KARDIAN refer exactly? Are we supposed to 
> understand some sort of collective heart? Or is it possible/better to 
> interpret it as "each of your hearts"? 

"but, because I have said these things to you all, grief has filled your 
hearts"  or "because I told you these things, your hearts are fully 
sorrowful".  I think the versions struggle because though the sentence 
makes perfect sense in Greek, rendering it in English requires some 
adjustment else the translation is painfully wooden.

Best

Jim

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