[B-Greek] Another example of a qualitative QEOS

kgraham0938 at comcast.net kgraham0938 at comcast.net
Sun Jul 9 15:33:09 EDT 2006


@Rolf:
> RF: 
> To say that the imperfect of EIMI shows that LOGOS "was with the Father from  eternality" betrays a misunderstanding of the Greek aspects. The text only  says that LOGOS existed "in the beginning," and whether or not this  "beginning" is the beginning of the universe is a matter of interpretation.  I see no reason to accept Plato´s idea (Timaeus 38) that time came into being with the heavens". 

Response:  It is not just the tense of  EIMI alone, but that along with the contrast with GINOMAI in verse 3(PANTA DI AUTOU EGENETO), vs 6,(EGENETO ANQRWPOS) vs 10(DI AUTOU EGENETO), and finally verse 14.  (hO LOGOS SARX EGENETO).
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> RF: I take the phrase to mean "the faithful Abraham"; the adjective modifies  the noun. I see no reason for taking it differently. 

Response: That is fine, but my point is that it is possible to take it as.  "Abraham, the believer."  Or "Abraham, the one who believed."  The main point being that those who hold that MONOGENHS is a substantive do have some force to what they are saying, now I don't know if I'd personally would go that route, but I can see their point.

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> RF 
> As already mentioned, EIMI alone does not signal eternality; this is a 
> theological and not a linguistic argument. 
Response:  Same response as before.

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