[B-Greek] 1 Corinthians 7:8-9

Elliot Poe Elliot.Poe at gmail.com
Thu Dec 7 21:11:26 EST 2006


Thanks for your input, George.  To follow up: why would nouns be 
preferable over a verb?  I assumed this was a comparative clause with 
the verb omitted.

Thanks again,
Elliot Poe

George F Somsel wrote:

> Definitely not EGKRATEUOMAI.  There are two options:  AGAMOS and XHROS 
> (uncommon masc form of XHRA).  I would opt for AGAMOS.
>  
> george
> gfsomsel
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> From: Elliot Poe <Elliot.Poe at gmail.com>
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> Subject: [B-Greek] 1 Corinthians 7:8-9
>
> What do you think the ellipsis that results from hWS KAGW in the
> following quote refers to?
>
> LEGW DE TOIS AGAMOIS KAI TAIS CHRAIS, KALON AUTOIS EAN MEINWSIN hWS
> KAGW: EI DE OUK EGKRATEUONTAI . . .
>
> Many modern translations seem to fill the ellipsis with "unmarried," but
> this seems unsatisfactory to me (mainly because this is one of the two
> classes mentioned at the beginning of the verse).  I think the ellipsis
> demands a verb.  The most likely candidate appears to be the understood
> EIMI (an ellipsis in itself), but I am also wondering if the understood
> verb could be EGKRATEUOMAI.
>
> What do you think?
>
> Thanks,
> Elliot Poe
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