[B-Greek] 1 Tim 4,12
Cirk Bejnar
eluchil404 at yahoo.com
Thu Jan 19 14:19:53 EST 2006
--- Michael Jackson <winyouth at centurytel.net> wrote:
> How is it that 1 Tim 4,12 is translated in many
> English versions as be an
> example to the believers (various wordings, but
> this is the idea). Is the
> original not TUPOS GINOU TWN PISTWN?
The Greek genitive case is wider in meaning than the
English preposition 'of'. In this instance, an
example owned by or connected with the faithful (both
common meanings of the genetive) could easily be an
example for their benefit rather than an example of
their behavior. That is an objective rather than a
subjective (partitive?) genitive, not that the labels
reflect anything in the underlying Greek.
On the other hand, most modern translations are more
dynamic than the KJV so they could be seen as simply
unpacking the sense. After all, an example of a
(proper) believer, is also an example for (other)
believers to follow.
Cirk R. Bejnar
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