[B-Greek] Acts 20:11 - Jesus as Lord?
Harold Holmyard
hholmyard at ont.com
Mon Jan 1 07:06:35 EST 2007
Luke Hartman wrote:
> I was reading "Between Jesus and Paul" by Martin Hengel, and he
> translated the end of the verse (or at least the one translating his
> work into English) 'also spoke to the Greeks and proclaimed Jesus as
> Kyrios'
>
> HSAN DE TINES EX AUTWN ANDRES KUPRIOI KAI KURHNAIOI hOITINES ELQONTES
> EIS ANTIOCEIAN ELALOUN KAI PROS TOUS hELLHNISTAS EUAGGELIZOMENOI TON
> KURION IHSOUN
>
> The English version I checked (and my limited Greek knowledge) would
> translate "Preaching/proclaiming/'goodnewsing' the Lord Jesus." Is
> there any justification for Hengel's translation or does it really
> make a difference?
>
HH: The justification would be English style, I think: what sounds most
natural in English.
Yours,
Harold Holmyard
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