[B-Greek] 2 Tim 1:3 APO

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Mon Mar 6 05:47:02 EST 2006


On Mar 5, 2006, at 8:24 PM, Mitch Larramore wrote:

> CARIN ECW TWi QEWi, hWi LATREUW APO PROGONWN EN
> KAQARAi SUNEIDHSEI...
>
>
> What does this phrase APO PROGONWN modify? And how
> would it be translated? It appears on the surface to
> be something like "from (my) parents/forefathers." Is
> there some temporal element with this phrase, as in
> "from the time of..."?

I think APO PROGONWN does indeed modify LATREUW and I think that the  
force of the present tense is to indicate continuous worshipful  
service from the time of his ancestors continued in Paul's own  
regular practice. I think that the phrasing implies more than it  
says: "whom I still serve constantly with a heart that is pure, as  
did my forefathers in their time."

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