[B-Greek] MATTHEW 28:19

Revdpickrel at wmconnect.com Revdpickrel at wmconnect.com
Fri Dec 8 17:04:40 EST 2006


In a message dated 12/7/2006 2:30:08 PM Central Standard Time, 
bill.yates at tesco.net writes:


> My query concerns the Greek phrase in the Greek NT, 'EIS TO ONOMA'   
> 
> This clearly means 'into the name....'      However, I can find no English 
> translation of the Bible which uses this translation: they all state 'IN the 
> name'
> I can find no rationale for this as 'EV TW ONOMATI'  would be what I would 
> expect to see.   Is it, perhaps, because the Vulgate translates the phrase as 
> 'in nomine Patris'  and this has just been repeated in all the English 
> translations?

Hi Bill,

What Bible are you quoting from?  I checked and ASR on my computer uses 
'into', so I checked sixteen translations and about half use 'into' and half use 
'in'.  I believe either 'into' or 'in' is appropriate.  Gramcord parsing shows 
rendering for eis: 
into, to; in, at, on, upon, by, near; among.

 Doug
Rev. Doug Pickrel, Litt.D.
Tejas Valley
San Antonio, Texas



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