[B-Greek] 2 Timothy 2:1
Carl W. Conrad
cwconrad2 at mac.com
Fri Sep 1 07:48:09 EDT 2006
To add to (not to correct) what Harold has said, this verb
is listed generally under the lemma ENDUNAMOW, and the active
form of the verb is used in the causative sense, "make to be
strong," but the lemma probably ought tobe ENDUNAMOUMAI (or,
in the uncontracted form which isn't ever used, ENDUNAMOOMAI).
This middle form is essentially intransitive and means "get strong"
or "become strong" or "gain power."
The form of the verb in 2 Tim 2:1 is not ENDUNAMOUN (which is a
present active infinitive or present active neuter participle), but
rather ENDUNAMOU (contracted from ENDUNAMO-OU).
On Thursday, August 31, 2006, at 10:49PM, Harold Holmyard <hholmyard at ont.com> wrote:
>Dear Ron,
>
>>Please help me understand how the Passive Imperative
>>ENDUNAMOUN should be understood.
>>
>>I remember reading in the English "be strong in the
>>grace that is in Christ Jesus," but that doesn't seem
>>to carry the idea of the passive voice.
>>
>>Would it be more accurate to say be strengthened or be
>>made strong by the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
>>
>>Why the difference? Why would some translators choose
>>what sounds to me like the Active Voice in
>>translation.
>>
>>
>
>HH: The present imperative has the same form whether it is middle or
>passive. This verb obviously has a middle force here.
>
>Yours,
>Harold Holmyard
>
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Carl W. Conrad
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