[B-Greek] 2 Peter 1:10
Carl W. Conrad
cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Tue Mar 7 19:37:35 EST 2006
On Mar 7, 2006, at 7:32 PM, Mitch Larramore wrote:
> DIO MALLON, ADELFOI, SPOUDASATE BEBAIAN hUMWN THN
> KLHSIN KAI EKLOGHN POIEISQAI...
>
> I would like to ask 2 questions. Is THN KLHSIN KAI
> EKLOGHN a Granville Sharp construction? And if so,
> what relationship is required between KLHSIN and
> EKLOGHN?
I'll leave that question to others.
> Also, I've seen the paraphrase "make your calling and
> election a reality..." Can SPOUDASATE carry the idea
> of "a reality"?
Seems to me that "make (it) a reality" is stretching somewhat a text
that actually says something like "put (it) on a firm basis."
Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Emeritus)
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