[B-Greek] (no subject)

Harold Holmyard hholmyard at ont.com
Wed Jul 12 18:32:46 EDT 2006


Dear Yancy,

>Anyone:
>
>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?
>
>  
>
HH: Do you have any parallel uses of the verb with the genitive 
elsewhere that would provide a basis for thinking this might be the 
usage here? I agree with Elizabeth in preferring the standard 
interpretation but recognize that "the body" could be the human body. 
However, the word order does not seem suited to "sin" going with the verb.

Yours,
Harold Holmyard



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