[B-Greek] Ephesians 1:3-4
Elizabeth Kline
kline_dekooning at earthlink.net
Fri Jul 28 14:39:06 EDT 2006
On Jul 28, 2006, at 9:47 AM, Joe Hightower wrote:
> I am wrestling with an issue involving the word kathos (KAQWS for
> those who use the B-Greek system). There are several definitions
> for this including 'just as', according to' or 'basis', which can
> be applied. Wallace describes the use as either showing correlation
> or cause. BAGD uses this as an example of cause.
Mr. Hightower,
RE: KAQWS in Ephesians 1:4
The functional categories used in semantic analysis are not air
tight. In otherwords, a single word used in a single context may
perform multiple functions. The problem is built into the system of
categories and labels and we find it everywhere in student grammars
as well as technical works on linguistics.
John Eadie on KAQWS in Eph. 1:4 "That connection is modal rather than
causal; KAQWS, like KAQOTI may signify sometimes "because," but the
cause specified involves the idea of manner."
The quote for Eadie illustrates the problem. Eadie first makes modal
vs. causal a binary opposition "That connection is modal rather than
causal" then he illustrates how this binary opposition breaks down
"but the cause specified involves the idea of manner".
Elizabeth Kline
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