[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
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