[B-Greek] 1 Corinthians 7:8-9
George F Somsel
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Thu Dec 7 21:35:30 EST 2006
Perhaps better than either AGAMOS or XHROS might be MONOS. Cf Gen 2.18
KAI EIPEN KURIOS hO QEOS, "OU KALON EINAI TON ANQRWPON MONON, POIHSWMEN AUTWi BOHQON KAT' AUTON
george
gfsomsel
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From: Elliot Poe <Elliot.Poe at gmail.com>
To: George F Somsel <gfsomsel at yahoo.com>
Cc: b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Thursday, December 7, 2006 9:11:26 PM
Subject: Re: [B-Greek] 1 Corinthians 7:8-9
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>
> To: b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org
> Sent: Thursday, December 7, 2006 8:31:40 PM
> 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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