[B-Greek] Translating Mark 1:8 (revised)

Dan Gleason dan-bgreek at hotmail.com
Thu Nov 3 14:14:40 EST 2005


Translating Mark 1:8 (revised)

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 > correct to "a Holy Spirit." .

Is this translation accurate?
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Based on the feedback I have recieved re PNEUMATI AGIWi  (an antherous noun 
modified by an adjective) my new translation is "a Holy Spirit."
In all similar circumstances I will never use "a-" and connect it to the 
noun again.

However, I don't think there is anything wrong with my use of the hyphen for 
embedded words.
I don't see anything wrong with this interlinear approach.

I have read the feedback about why using "the" instead of "a" with HS is 
preferred but I am not yet convinced.

When I first posted, I gave the following reason for using the indefinite 
article:
The term Holy Spirit is being anartharously introduced for the first time.
Something like a character in a play who is making his first appearance.
The audience who are "in the know" know it refers to God ... but for the
pagans in the audience ...
Is it possible that an indefinite translation was intended until the
character was more fully developed in subsequent verses?

Is there anything wrong with my reasoning here?

Dan Gleason

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