[B-Greek] Translating Mark 1:8

George F Somsel gfsomsel at juno.com
Wed Nov 2 14:20:57 EST 2005


On Wed, 02 Nov 2005 12:51:14 -0600 "Dan Gleason" <dan-bgreek at hotmail.com>
writes:
> Translating Mark 1:8
> 
> EGW EBAPTISA UMAS UDATI
> I immersed you in Water ...
> 
> AUTOS DE BAPTISEI UMAS EN PNEUMATI AGIWi
> but he will-immerse you in a-Holy Spirit.
> 
> Is this translation accurate?
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> 
> 
> CC & EK didn't say anything about translating EBAPTISA as 
> "immersed."
> 
> DG: I think it might be valid.
> 
> Any opinions?
> 
> Dan Gleason
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BAPTIZW is a technical term and should simply be translated as "to
baptise."

george
gfsomsel
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