[B-Greek] Acts 7:16 - Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor
Barry
nebarry at verizon.net
Mon Dec 11 06:06:34 EST 2006
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Subject: [B-Greek] Acts 7:16 - Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons
of Emmor
> Hi Folks,
>
> Acts 7:16 (KJB)
> And were carried over into Sychem,
> and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money
> of the sons of Emmor the father of Sychem.
> Does the Greek mandate the idea of
> "Abraham bought from ... "
> As is generally in modern translations though not the KJB, Emphasized or
> Douay-Rheims.
> Or would there be a stronger construction to indicate that precise idea
> of
> "buying from ... " .
> Would there be a more direct or forceful Greek construction than what
> is in Acts 7:16 for
>
> "buying from ... " a person.
Steven, I am having trouble following your question. You seem to be
suggesting that the KJV has "buying from" but of course it has "bought for."
As it is, the verb is aorist, here indicating a simple past tense. Perhaps
you could clarify?
N.E. Barry Hofstetter
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Classics Instructor, The American Academy
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