[B-Greek] Translating Mark 1:8

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at ioa.com
Wed Nov 2 12:41:39 EST 2005


On Nov 2, 2005, at 11:28 AM, Elizabeth Kline wrote:

>
> On Nov 2, 2005, at 8:16 AM, Dan Gleason wrote:
>
>> AUTOS DE BAPTISEI UMAS EN PNEUMATI AGIWi
>> but he will-immerse you in a-Holy Spirit.
>>
>> Is this translation accurate?
>
> No. Since PNEUMATI AGIWi is definiate.

Moreover, I would say that EN here is not locative but instrumental.  
As for the "definite" character of PNEUMATI hAGIWi, the usage here  
seems almost like a proper name: "with Holy Spirit."


Carl W. Conrad
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