[B-Greek] Genitive in Romans 6:6c

Elizabeth Kline kline_dekooning at earthlink.net
Wed Jul 12 13:41:46 EDT 2006



On Jul 11, 2006, at 6:02 PM, yancywsmith wrote:

> I am puzzling about the use of the genitive in Rom 6:6 hINA KATARGHQH
> TO SWMA THS hAMARTIAS and wondered if, rather than reading it as
> modifying SWMA in some way: i.e. "in order that the body of sin might
> be shut down" it shouldn't be read adverbially with KATARGHQH
> "released" "of/from sin", "in order that the body might be freed from
> sin." The second translation involves a different understanding of
> KATARGHQH. Any suggestions?
>
> Yancy Smith


Rom. 6:6 TOUTO GINWSKONTES hOTI hO PALAIOS hHMWN ANQRWPOS  
SUNESTAURWQH, hINA KATARGHQHi TO SWMA THS hAMARTIAS, TOU MHKETI  
DOULEUEIN hHMAS THi hAMARTIAi:

Alford cites Theodoret in support of taking THi hAMARTIAi with  
KATARGHQHi. I found only one place in Theodoret where he cites  
KATARGHQHi TO SWMA THS hAMARTIAS. Not sure this is the reference  
Alford had in mind. The critical clause would appear to be hINA ARGON  
GENHTAI THi hAMARTIAi TO SWMA (line 43-44 below). I will leave this  
to the patristic scholars.

n. 1: Theodoretus Scr. Eccl.; Theol., Interpretatio in xiv epistulas  
sancti Pauli, Volume 82, page 105, line 39, 44:,

35
HiNIXATO THN ANASTASIN. FUETAI GAR TO SAFWS FU-
TEUOMENON.
    #2. TOUTO GINWSKONTES, hOTI hO PALAIOS hHMWN
ANQRWPOS SUNESTAURWQH, hINA KATARGHQHi TO
SWMA THS hAMARTIAS, TOU MHKETI DOULEUEIN hHMAS
40
THi hAMARTIAi. PALAION ANQRWPON OU THN FUSIN EKA-
LESEN, ALLA THN PONHRAN GNWMHN. TAUTHN DE EFH
TWi BAPTISMATI NEKRWQHNAI, hINA ARGON GENHTAI THi
hAMARTIAi TO SWMA. TOUTO GAR EIPEN: hINA KATAR-
GHQHi TO SWMA THS hAMARTIAS, hWSTE AUTO MHDAMWS
45
THi hAMARTIAi DOULEUEIN.



I think taking THi hAMARTIAi with KATARGHQHi creates more problems  
that it solves. TO SWMA THS hAMARTIAS is an intelligible metaphor,  
another way of saying hO PALAIOS ANQRWPOS.  If SWMA stands without  
THS hAMARTIAS, what is the referent?



Elizabeth Kline


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