[B-Greek] DIAPONHQEIS ... KAI EPISTREYAS Acts 16:18
Elizabeth Kline
kline_dekooning at earthlink.net
Mon Sep 11 13:18:45 EDT 2006
ACTS 16:16 EGENETO DE POREUOMENWN hHMWN EIS THN PROSEUCHN PAIDISKHN
TINA ECOUSAN PNEUMA PUQWNA hUPANTHSAI hHMIN, hHTIS ERGASIAN POLLHN
PAREICEN TOIS KURIOIS AUTHS MANTEUOMENH. 17 hAUTH KATAKOLOUQOUSA TWi
PAULWi KAI hHMIN EKRAZEN LEGOUSA: hOUTOI hOI ANQRWPOI DOULOI TOU QEOU
TOU hUYISTOU EISIN, hOITINES KATAGGELLOUSIN hUMIN hODON SWTHRIAS. 18
TOUTO DE EPOIEI EPI POLLAS hHMERAS. DIAPONHQEIS DE PAULOS KAI
EPISTREYAS TWi PNEUMATI EIPEN: PARAGGELLW SOI EN ONOMATI IHSOU
CRISTOU EXELQEIN AP' AUTHS: KAI EXHLQEN AUTHi THi hWRAi.
Parsons/Culy (Acts Handbook) argue that the function of DIAPONHQEIS
in Acts 16:18 cannot be causal because it is linked to EPISTREYAS
which is not causal. This may have the support of greek syntax
according to the rules but semantically it is counter intuitive.
There appears to be an obvious cause and effect relationship between
DIAPONHQEIS and Paul's subsequent action.
Elizabeth Kline
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