[B-Greek] 2 Cor 11:16 Function of KAN
Dirk Jongkind
dj214 at cam.ac.uk
Tue Sep 27 06:54:31 EDT 2005
2 Cor 11:16
PALIN LEGW, MH TIS ME DOXHi AFRONA EINAI, EI DE MH GE, KAN WS AFRONA
DEXASQE ME, INA KAGW MIKRON TI KAUCHSWMAI
NRSV: I repeat, let no one think me foolish; but even if you do, accept
me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.
Dear list,
I came across the verse quoted above tracing down all the occurrences of
EI DE MH in the NT. I am slightly puzzled by KAN (KAI EAN) in the
clause following EI DE MH GE. Most translations seem to ignore it
altogether and if I were to write this verse, I would have left it out
(indeed, I am affected by Randall Buth's persistent message, though I
like to think of it under the old header 'composition').
Could anyone explain what KAN 'adds' to the sentence, or is it doing
nothing more than strengthening the sense of EI DE MH GE?
Regards,
Dirk Jongkind
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