[B-Greek] ev, "behave thyself in the house of God"
Gary Smith
logicserch at yahoo.com
Wed Sep 28 11:29:16 EDT 2005
Dear Group:
I appreciate the excellent responses on this list and the manner in which it is conducted. It is by far the best I have found on the net.
My question has to do with the precise understanding of ev in the expression "how thou ought to behave thyself in the house of God" in I Tim. 3:15. The KJV reads as above. The ASV reads "how men ought to behave themselves" which I think captures the sense of the text better. However I am wondering if perhaps Berry's Interlinear is the best rendering which reads "how one ought to behave oneself." Since the context is dealing with the qualifications of Elders and deacons I think the idea has to do with behavior based on such qualifications. However some may make a case for the persistent admonitions of Paul toward Timothy such as "stir up the gift that is in thee" and "let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example" and etc. At the moment I lean toward Berry's rendering, but I do wonder of the significance of the infinitive avastrephesthai. I hope to hear severeal opinions and reasons on this one. Thanks Gary S Smith.
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