[B-Greek] Ephesians 1:4 - Adjectival prepositional phrase?

Harold Holmyard hholmyard at ont.com
Mon Sep 4 15:42:36 EDT 2006


OwenW530 at aol.com wrote:

>Ephesians 1:4- KATHOS EXELEXATA hEMAS EN AUTO PRO KATABOLES KOSMOU
> 
>Apologies if my transliteration is not the standard for this mailing  list.
> 
>I am curious as to the usage of PRO KATABOLES KOSMOU. Traditionally it has  
>been translated adverbially, describing EXELEXATA. However, I was reading up on 
> prepositions in Daniel Wallace's textbook and noticed that he stated that  
>prepositional phrases that contain the genitive are often times adjectival,  
>though still more often than not adverbial. My question is how  reasonable would 
>it be to take PRO KATABOLES KOMOU to be adjectival,  describing AUTO? That 
>would render the translation something like "Just as  He predestines us in Him 
>who was before the foundation of the world." Is there  any evidence that 
>supports or denies the adjectival prepositional  phrase?
>  
>

It's not adjectival. There would need to be some linking word in this 
context to join AUTO to the prepositional phrase.

Yours,
Harold Holmyard

> 
>Thanks in advance.
> 
>Owen Weddle
>Starkville, MS
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