[B-Greek] Question for discussion about EIMI
Michael Abernathy
michaelabernat9001 at sbcglobal.net
Wed Dec 26 22:45:40 EST 2007
Take another look at Exodus 3:14. אֶהְיֶה or haya if you prefer to
transliterate is used three times in this passage. The first time it is
translated EIMI. John Wevers commented on the reason why
But a first person verb as the subject of ἀπέσταλκέν would be a
grammatical absurdity. So Exod is driven to a participial form Ὁ ὢν `the
one who is.' . . .It is doubtful whether one should understand Ὁ ὢν as
anything more than this straightforward attempt to make an acceptable
Greek version of the Hebrew; it is not a philosophic statement.
John William Wevers, Lxx: Notes on the Greek Text of Exodus (Atlanta:
Scholars Press, 1990), 33-34.
Sincerely,
Michael Abernathy
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