[B-Greek] Is this active or passive?

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Sat Feb 10 05:06:46 EST 2007


On Feb 9, 2007, at 9:58 PM, David McKay wrote:

> Hi David
> In Walter Liefeld's Luke Commentary in the Expositors
> Bible Commentary he equates "Jesus' coming death was
> one that he would deliberately accomplish" with  "hEN
> EMELLEN PLHROUN, which he was about to bring to
> fulfillment".
>
> Don't know if that helps.

If you mean hHN EMELLEN PLHROUN, I think that's quite right. I  
confess to getting upset by mis-transliteration, since hEN EMELLEN  
PLHROUN suggests rather, "He was going to accomplish ONE THING (at  
least?)."


Carl W. Conrad
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