[B-Greek] Romans 8.28, PANTA SUNERGEI

Andrew Porter app at jedp.com
Thu Dec 6 16:42:17 EST 2007





In the UBS 3rd ed.,  
Romans 8.28 has 

PANTA SUNERGEI EIS AGAQON, 
	Sinaiticus, C, and D 
PANTA SUNERGEI hO QEOS EIS AGAQON ..., 
	p46, Vaticanus, and Alexandrinus;
	-- they give it a C reading, 
	i.e., not much confidence in the shorter reading

The question: what to do with the <PANTA>, presumably neuter plural, nom/acc, 
together with SUNERGEI, presumably 3rd pers. singular, present indicative?

The subject of SUNERGEI is 
	(implicit) hO QEOS (aleph, C, D),
	explicit hO QEOS (p46, A, B),
	or a non-agreeing-in-number PANTA?

Can SUNERGEI take an object (in the accusative), 
here PANTA, in addition to the usual object (in the dative), 
the beneficiaries (here TOIS AGAPWSIN TON QEON) of the working-together?
As in 
	he works all things together for those who love him? 
-- odd in English, and colloquial, but quite clear?

All three possibilities appear in translations:

Jerusalem Bible: 
	``by turning everthing to their good 
	God co-operates with all those who love him,''
The King James has  
	``all things work together for good to them that love God.''
RSV has
	``in everything God works for good with those who love him''

Is this koine usage, where Attic Greek would be fussier? 
Does the Greek compel the choice among translations,
or is the translator at liberty to choose?

- Andrew Porter, app at jedp.com
Livermore, CA 




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