[B-Greek] Distributive KAT EKKLHSIAN follow up
Carl W. Conrad
cwconrad at ioa.com
Fri Feb 17 09:32:50 EST 2006
I see that nobody has responded to this, so I'll take a stab at it.
On Feb 16, 2006, at 7:16 PM, Mitch Larramore wrote:
> --- Mitch Larramore <mitchlarramore at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> What are the options of KAT' EKKLHSIAN by virtue of
>> it
>> being a distributive use?
I would think this means no more and no less than that the election/
selection took place with regard to each congregation.
>> And how does the plural
>> PRESBUTEROUS relate to the singular EKKLHSIAN?
>>
>> Acts. 14.23a
>> CEIROTONHSANTES DE AUTOIS KAT' EKKLHSIAN
>> PRESBUTEROUS
I think that this means simply that the election/selection of elders
took place so that each congregation had one or more PRESBUTEROI.
You're evidently asking whether this means that each congregation had
more than one PRESBUTEROS. I don't think that the Greek is precise
enough to clarify whether that is actually so; it may be that larger
congregations had more than one or it might be that only one was
elected/selected for each congregation. I think we must be content
with what the Greek tells us: (a) that there was an election/
selection of PRESBUTEROI, and (b) that this was carried out in each
congregation.
> What is the antecedent of AUTOIS "for them"? For the
> elders or churches? Or, something/one else?
I would refer it back to the MAQHTAI indicated in 14:22 and
previously indicated in the participle MAQHTEUSANTES in 14:21.
Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Emeritus)
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