[B-Greek] DIAPONHQEIS ... KAI EPISTREYAS Acts 16:18

George F Somsel gfsomsel at yahoo.com
Mon Sep 11 14:05:38 EDT 2006


It appears to me that it is simply attendant circumstance -- certainly not purpose.
   
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Elizabeth Kline <kline_dekooning at earthlink.net> wrote:
  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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