[B-Greek] TIMWSI TON HUION KAQWS TIMWSI TON PATERA

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Thu Jun 1 03:48:00 EDT 2006


On Jun 1, 2006, at 2:17 AM, Danny Andre' Dixon wrote:

> While perusing Volume 2 of j. p. J. P. Louw and E.A. Nida, Greek- 
> English Lexicon of the New Testament Based on Semantic Domains  
> ([New York: United Bible Societies, 1989], p. 128), I discovered  
> the five ranges of meaning for KAQWS, namely:
>
>   a. "to the degree that"/"just as" . . . 78.53
>   b. "inasmuch as"/"because" . . . 89.34
>   c. "just as"/"in comparison to" . . . 64.14
>   d. "when"/"at the time of" . . . 67.33
>   e. "how"/"in what manner" . . . 89.86
>
>   More explicit breakdowns as indicated in the reference sections  
> following the definitions revealed the following range of meanings:
>
>   a. "in accordance with a degree as specified by the context --'  
> to the degree that, just as' " (L&N, p. 693).
>
>   b. "a marker of cause or reason, often with the implication of  
> some implied comparieson -- ' inasmuch as, because' " (L&N, p. 782).
>
>   c. "markers of similarity in events and states, with the possible  
> implication of something being in accordance with something else  
> --' just as, in comparison to' " (L&N, p. 619).
>
>   d. "markers of a point of time which is simultaneous to or  
> overlaps with another point of time --' when, at the time of '  
> " (L&N, p. 633).
>
>   e. "markers of an event indicating how something took place" --  
> 'how, in what manner'  (L&N, p. 789).
>
>   A few notes:
>
>   1.  The sense of degree for KAQWS "Just as" is a term that can  
> represent DEGREE as well as to indicate the possible implication of  
> something being in accord with something else in a weaker, or less  
> than equal, sense."
>
>   2. The sense of cause for KAQWS "inasmuch as" and "because" are  
> not a similar category indicating similarity.
>
>   I could not help but think of the possibilities of lexical  
> meanings for the use of the word in John 5:23, namely
>
>   a. " . . . that all may honor the Son to the degree that/just as  
> they honor the Father"
>   b. " . . . that all may honor the Son inasmuch as/because they  
> honor the Father"
>   c. " . . . that all may honor the Son just as/incomparison to  
> they honor the Father"
>   d. " . . . that all may honor the Son when they honor the Father"
>   e. " . . . that all may honor the Son how/in what manner they  
> honor the Father"
>
>   Does anyone have any comments on any essential lexical  
> considerations present at John 5:23 or other passages, given the  
> range of meanings in the use of the Greek word KAQOS?

Do you mean that after giving us all that info about KAQWS, you're  
going to ask about the usage of a different word, KAQOS?  ( ;-)  )

I would understand John 5:23  in sense #3 above; it seems to me that  
suits the context, especially with the immediately preceding  
statement that "the father has bestowed the authority to judge/ 
condemn upon the son" and the following clarification: hO MH TIMWN  
TON hUION OU TIMAi TON PATERA TON PEMYANTA AUTON. The point is that  
the Son should receive honor just as the Father does.




Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)
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