[B-Greek] 1 Tim 3:15

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at ioa.com
Mon Sep 5 17:39:05 EDT 2005


On Sep 5, 2005, at 10:49 AM, Mitch Larramore wrote:

> 1 Tim 3:15 contains
>
> EAN DE BRADUNW, hINA EIDHiS PWS DEI EN OIKWi QEOU
> ANASTREFESQAI, THIS ESTIN EKKLHSIA QEOU ZWTOS

Your THIS shoudl be hHTIS ...

> I really don't see how the diagram positions PWS, DEI,
> and ANASTREFESQAI in such a way as to make any sense.
> DEI is a hard word for me to get. Does PWS go with DEI
> or the infinitive?

The whole clause PWS DEI EN OIKWi QEOU ANASTREFESQAI is a substantive  
clause functioning as the object of EIDHiS: "How it is obligatory to  
involve oneself in God's household" -- or in better English, "How one  
should be have in God's household." DEI is an impersonal verb that is  
completed by an infinitive, the subject of the infinitive often being  
clarified by an accusative noun or pronoun; here there's no need:  
"How one should behave in God's household."


Carl W. Conrad
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