[B-Greek] Ephesians 2:1 What kind of dative in ONTAS NEKROUS TOIS?
William Ross
woundedegomusic at gmail.com
Sat Aug 12 16:08:47 EDT 2006
The translation "being dead to your trespasses and sins" seems the natural
and Pauline translation of Eph 2:1 rather than "dead IN."
Can someone tell me which locative can be properly invoked to justify the
"in" reading?
Does anyone hold the opinion that the "in" translation is not a legitimate
translation?
My thinking is that the justification that would most likely be offered is
"dative of sphere" or "dative of locative of sphere" (depending on the
classification system subscribed to) but I suppose the justification might
be a true "locative of place."
Here is the passage:
"KAI hUMAS ONTAS NEKROUS TOIS PARAPTWMASIN KAI TAIS hAMARTIAS hUMWN"
Thanks,
William Ross
VGB, Argentina
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