[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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