[B-Greek] Help!

JEvans1007 at aol.com JEvans1007 at aol.com
Mon May 23 23:56:42 EDT 2005


In the workbook I am using to study Greek we are giving partial verses from 
the new testament and other places to translate.

I was trying to translate TINA LEGOUSIN OI ANQRWPOI EINAI TON UION TOU 
ANQRWPOU?  I was/am having problem with the infinitive EINAI.  As far as I know it 
means 'to be.'  I was unable to make a reasonable statement in translation in 
terms of English grammar without translating EINAI as I would if it read ESTIN.

The sentence comes from the last part  of Matt: 12:13.  I went there in the 
NASB translation of the text and what they did was translate EINAI as ESTIN 
using the English is (ESTIN). Why does the present active infinitive translate as 
the third person singular present?  Is there something I have missed?  



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