[B-Greek] Acts 17:16 QEWROUNTOS/QEWROUNTI

Elizabeth Kline kline_dekooning at earthlink.net
Sun Oct 15 19:50:29 EDT 2006


ACTS 17:15 hOI DE KAQISTANONTES TON PAULON HGAGON hEWS AQHNWN, KAI  
LABONTES ENTOLHN PROS TON SILAN KAI TON TIMOQEON hINA hWS TACISTA  
ELQWSIN PROS AUTON EXHiESAN.  16 EN DE TAIS AQHNAIS EKDECOMENOU  
AUTOUS TOU PAULOU PARWXUNETO TO PNEUMA AUTOU EN AUTWi QEWROUNTOS  
KATEIDWLON OUSAN THN POLIN.

On Oct 15, 2006, at 1:44 AM, Iver Larsen wrote:

> EN DE TAIS AQHNAIS EKDECOMENOU AUTOUS TOU PAULOU
> The initial locative phrase is part of the circumstantial clause.

It looks to me like EN DE TAIS AQHNAIS EKDECOMENOU AUTOUS TOU PAULOU  
establishes a point of departure, linking the following narrative  
unit with the previous v.15 hOI DE KAQISTANONTES TON PAULON HGAGON  
hEWS AQHNWN ...

... Paul was brought to Athens ...

While he was in Athens waiting for them (Silas & Tim.) ...

Elizabeth Kline







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