[B-Greek] 1Tim 3.2 adjectives of the adjectives

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Thu Oct 19 13:33:57 EDT 2006


On Oct 19, 2006, at 12:00 PM, Thomas C. Black wrote:

> Both the WBC and the ICC commentaries make cursory statements  
> regarding the
> series of adjectives in 1 Tim 3:2ff to the effect that ANEPILHMPTON  
> is a
> head term to which all of the other accusative adjectives are  
> explanations.
>
> My question is: is it the position of the infinitive EINAI isolating
> ANEPILHMPTON which causes this interpretation?  And if not, why not  
> consider
> each of these terms as equal and distinct complements to the  
> infinitive?
> To save you time, the text in question is:
> 	DEI OUN TON EPISKOPON ANEPILHMPTON EINAI, MIAS GUNAIKOS ANDRA,
> NHFALION SWFRONA KOSMION ... ktl
> Thank you.

Certainly one could interpret ANEPILHMPTON as parallel to the other  
descriptive phrases and adjectives that follow, but by the nature of  
the word ANEPILHMPTON as meaning "beyond reproach," it certainly  
would seem that the others are intended to define what the author  
means by ANEPILHMPTON.


Carl W. Conrad
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