[B-Greek] Romans 4:1
Harold Holmyard
hholmyard at ont.com
Wed Jul 26 10:00:35 EDT 2006
Dear Stephen,
TI OUN EROUMEN hEURHKENAI ABRAAM TON PROPATORA hHMWN KATA SARKA
>
>What then shall we say, Have we found Abraham to be our forefather
>according to the flesh?
>This is clearly a case of indirect discourse. In indirect discourse the
>dependent clause is set with its verb in the infinitive and, if different
>than the main verb, the subject in the accustive. Now, hHNWN is genitive so
>it cannot be the subject of hEURHKENAI, which also means that the subject
>for it must be taken as the same for EROUMEN. Since the main verb is future
>tense, the verb in indirect discourse will be future or present tense.
>Thus, "What then shall we say we find Abraham our forefather according to
>the flesh?" But TI can also mean "why?" So, perhaps, "Why then shall we
>say we find Abraham our forefather according to the flesh?"
>
>
HH: The subject of the infinitive can be Abraham.
Yours,
Harold Holmyard
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