[B-Greek] Matthew's use of hEWS

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad2 at mac.com
Mon May 23 15:35:23 EDT 2005


 
On Monday, May 23, 2005, at 01:08PM, Dan and Jody Oberer <jdsoberer at yahoo.com> wrote:

>Hello-
>
>I am new to the listserve so forgive me if I do something that is incorrect
>in asking this question.

Dan, it's perfectly okay to ask the question about the meaning of hEWS 
in any particular passage, but you need to be aware that we don't discuss 
doctrine at all on this list: we attempt to clarify questions of syntax,
lexicography, diction, etc. -- matters having to do with the HOW of the Greek
text, and carry them as far as possible, then leave it to individual list-members
to work out doctrinal implications on their own. We normally set forth the Greek text
in question (usually in the list's standard transliteration-scheme, which may be
found on the home page and in the list's FAQ).

>Can anybody comment on Matthew's use of hEWS, specifically in 1:25 and 5:26.
>These two verses, and the interpretation of hEWS (until) has been used in
>the church to come up with some pretty big doctrines - 1:25 (semper virgo)
>and 5:26 (purgatory).  The interesting thing is that these doctrines are
>usually met by taking hEWS "until" in two different ways.
>
>Any insight would be appreciated.
>
>In Christ,
>
>Dan

If you're new to the list, you ought to read, if you haven't already, the list's FAQ,
which you may find at http://www.ibiblio.org/bgreek/faq.txt -- and your signature raises
one matter of list etiquette: we insist on an authentic full-name signature to be 
appended to all list messages, even if the whole name can be found in the From-header.
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