[B-Greek] AGAPAW, FILEW, etc. in the GNT

Eric Weiss papaweiss1 at yahoo.com
Wed Feb 15 17:43:50 EST 2006


Carl (or others),

> I read the referenced blog and found it interesting.  I do have a question about the 
  > Greek of Rev 2:4 which was referenced in the blog.  The text is:
  > 
> ALLA ECW KATA SOU THN AGAPHN SOU THN PRWTHN AFHKES
  > 
> Brandon Wason takes this to mean that the church at Ephesus did not love God or 
  > others like they did at first (i.e. at the beginning).  I notice that the NLT translates 
  > Rev 2:4 this way.  I have always understood this as an attributive construction, "your 
  > first (or primary) love" rather than "your love at the beginning."  Does the Greek 
  > legitimately support either interpretation?
   
  > Daniel Nordlund
  > Bothell, WA
   
  2:5 says MNHMONEUE OUN POQEN PEPTWKAS, KAI METANOHSOV KAI TA
  PRWTA ERGA POIHSON.
   
  This, to me, supports the NLT translation - i.e., do the (or "your") first/former works -
  because I don't think PRWTA here - to relate it to the PRWTHN in 2:4 - would best be
  translated as "primary." I.e., I think the translation of PRWTHN in 2:4 should be similar to the meaning of PRWTA in 2:5.


Eric S. Weiss


		
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