[B-Greek] Acts 2:47

Iver Larsen iver_larsen at sil.org
Thu Oct 5 03:17:45 EDT 2006



> Acts 2:47 (a)
> AINOUNTES TON QEON KAI ECONTES CARIN PROS hOLON TON LAON hO DE KURIOS
> PROSETIQEI TOUS SWiZOMENOUS KAQ hHMERAN EPI TO AUTO
>
> My question is over ECONTES CARIN PROS hOLON TON LAON. Does this mean
> (1) they enjoyed CARIS of the people (because of their activities in
> 2:42-26) or (2) that they had CARIS towards or for the people, or (3)
> an ambiguous mixture of both?

I would go for both directions. PROS with ECW seems to be able to express the sense of "in relationship to/with". 
Compare Rom 5:1 EIRHNHN ECEIN PROS TON QEON. Is it not just that God has made peace with us, but we have made peace with 
God. It is a mutual relationship of peace between the two parties. The same can apply to the grace in Acts 2:47. The 
believers seem to have had a mutual relationship of grace and favor with the people.

Compare also:
1 Cor 6:1 PRAGMA ECWN PROS TON hETERON
1 Th 1:9  EISODON ESCOMEN PROS hUMAS
1Jn 2:1 PARAKLHTON ECOMEN PROS TON PATERA
1 Jn 3:21 (5:14) PARRHSIAN ECOMEN PROS TON QEON

Iver Larsen 




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