[B-Greek] 1 Cor 7:2

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Tue Aug 15 14:47:29 EDT 2006


On Aug 15, 2006, at 2:33 PM, Joel Jordan wrote:

> Hi Carl,
>   Thank you very much for your reply.  So you are saying that the
> form/structure THN IDIAN GUNAIKA is clause meaning and/or indicating
> possession -  well I really wasn't expecting that! :o)  (I suppose  
> this is
> some sort of idiom?)

It's standard usage of the adjective IDIOS, A, ON as cited by BDAG:  
"1. pert. to belonging or being related to oneself, one’s own" But  
that means that a form of IDIOS corresponding to the noun it  
qualifies is equivalent to hEAUTOU or hEAUTHS.

> This certainly helps to clear up the meaning of this passage, so  
> thanks
> again!
>
> with best wishes,
>   Joel Jordan
>
>
>>> ...wondering why there is an asymmetry in the text..
>>> THN hEAUTOU GUNAIKA
>>> vs.
>>> TON IDION ANDRA
>
>> I think this is really essentially a matter of variation, like  
>> "six of one
>> and half a dozen of the other." The >text in question could just  
>> as easily
>> and without alteration of meaning have been THN IDIAN >GUNAIKA and  
>> TON
>> hEAUTHS ANDRA.

Carl W. Conrad
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