[B-Greek] 1 Tim 4.13
Mitch Larramore
mitchlarramore at yahoo.com
Wed Feb 28 18:28:27 EST 2007
I have three questions on this passage please.
hEWS ERCOMAI PROSECE THi ANAGNWSEI, THi PARAKLHSEI,
THi DIDASKALIAi
Two questions have to do with AT Robertson's comments:
1. hEWS ERCOMAI: "While I am coming" not "till I come"
(AT Robertson)
"Till I come" didn't make lots of sense to me, as if,
after I leave, you no longer need to follow this
advice. But, "while I am coming" doesn't seem to
explain what the command is all about either. Is the
intent to do this only for X period of time, while or
till?
2. THi ANAGNWSEI, THi PARAKLHSEI, THi DIDASKALIAi
"Probably Paul does not mean for the exhortation to
precede the instruction, but the reverse in actual
public work. Exhortation needs teaching to rest it
upon, a hint for preachers today." (AT Robertson)
So, why didn't Paul write it that way? Why would Dr.
Robertson say that the order Paul wrote was not the
order to follow. Which is to ask: I know word order in
sentences is not critical in Greek, but a short list
like this of actions to take would seem to follow some
order. Any reason for this order?
3. What does the word PARAKLHSEI mean in a context or
list like this? Sounds like you read it, then exhort
the hearers on what was read, then teach the doctrines
therein contained.
Mitch Larramore
Sugar Land, Texas
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