[B-Greek] Translation of EN TWi NAWi AUTOU
David Kuhn
ddpk at swbell.net
Mon Aug 21 17:55:49 EDT 2006
First, let me apologize to the group for my previous posts. I have received correction via e-mail for both my faulty transliteration of the Greek as well as entering a "screen name" that does not apply to the B-Greek List. These are my first posts to this List and any doubt that I am a novice must surely be removed by now! My sincere apologies to all.
I have a very simple--perhaps even ignorant question. In various NT passages we have the English translation "in the temple." Regardless if the NAOS or HIERON is being referred to my question is can this expression, such as found at Revelation 7:15, be rendered "at the temple" instead of "in the temple"?
At Revelation 7:15 the clause is "EN TWi NAWi AUTOU" which is either rendered "in his temple" or "in his sanctuary" depending on the translation being used.
My question is based on the fact that in English it is quite natural to use the word "at" in this case rather then "in." Thus an english speaker would more naturally say "I was at church" rather then "I was in church."
This is not a theological question but simply a grammatical one for a paper I am writing. I am not attempting to debate the differences in NAOS and HIERON but simply seeking to know if there is any grammatical reason why the English word "at" could not be used as an appropriate translation of the Greek preposition EN in the phrase EN TWi NAWi AUTOU.
Again, I would like to apologize for my previous erroneous posts. In the future I will be far more careful.
Sincere thanks in advance,
David Kuhn
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