[B-Greek] 2 Peter 1:10

Mitch Larramore mitchlarramore at yahoo.com
Tue Mar 7 19:41:51 EST 2006


I think I oopsed. I think "a reality" comes from
BEBAIAN, not SPOUDASATE.

Mitch Larramore

--- "Carl W. Conrad" <cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu>
wrote:

> 
> 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)
> 1989 Grindstaff Road/Burnsville, NC 28714/(828)
> 675-4243
> cwconrad2 at mac.com
> WWW: http://www.ioa.com/~cwconrad/
> 
> 


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