[B-Greek] Eph 1:13 and Acts 15:7, Greek Connection??

Harold R. Holmyard III hholmyard at ont.com
Tue Nov 22 11:19:57 EST 2005


Dear Mike,

>This is something I have been looking at for some time and this 
>novice can use some input.  Eph 1:13, 
>   
>                 EN W KAI UMEIS AKOUSANTES TWN LOGON THS ALHQEIAS TO 
>EUAGGELIWN THS SOTHRIAS UMWN ENW KAI PISTEUSANTES. . .
>   
>   Can the verbs of "to hear" and  "to believe" allow this verse to 
>connect  or parallel with the same verbs in the following 
>verse(be-it the grammer is slightly different):
>   
>   Acts 15:7,  ". . . W QEOS DIA TOU STWMATOS MOU AKOUSAI  TA EQNH 
>TOWN LOGON TOU EUAGGELIOU DAI PISTEUSAI . ."
>   
>   (1)  Could some one who know only NT Greek make an easy comparison 
>or cross reference of the two verses based on the grammer??  What 
>about conceptually??
>
>   (2)  Could I be picking at straws here even though the verbs of 
>"to Hear" and "believe" in Eph 1:13 are participles but in Acts 15:7 
>the same verbs are in the infinitive??  Are they just as easily 
>compared to in the english as in the NT greek

HH: Yes, there is interesting parallelism between the two verses. The 
participles (Eph 1:13) are parallel as are the infinitives (Acts 
15:7). In both cases it is hearing and believing the "word" of the 
"gospel." But there doesn't have to be any direct, causal connection 
between the two verses.

				Yours,
				Harold Holmyard





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