[B-Greek] Jn 2.4 and translation practices
RRedden604 at aol.com
RRedden604 at aol.com
Wed Nov 22 13:45:44 EST 2006
The NET Bible leaves "woman" there, and wrestles with the connotation in
English in a note. There may be a significance for Jesus' use of GUNAI in Jn.
2:4, et al, and English readers need to face the challenges as well as
translators in my opinion.
On the other hand, if this is unsatisfactory, I see no real objection to the
use of lady instead of woman, since M&W give, as the third definition,
"WOMAN, FEMALE often used in a courteous reference *show the lady to a seat* or
usually in the plural in address *ladies and gentlemen*." Once again, in a
translation, a footnote would be essential.
Rob Redden
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