[B-Greek] The present tense in Hebrews 6:4-6
George F Somsel
gfsomsel at yahoo.com
Sat Jan 20 08:40:27 EST 2007
I thought I had a copy of the Amplified Bible around, but I can't seem to locate it now so perhaps I was mistaken. I'll simply need to accept that you properly represent what it says.
The various possibilities that they place in brackets are what I would consider to be a buffet approach to translation -- or perhaps a Chinese restaurant approach (pick one from list A and one from list B . . .). The problem is that while various possible understandings of a word are possible, much depends upon context so that not every theoretical possibility is possible in a particular circumstance.
With that warning regarding the use of such an approach, I'm going to decline to comment since your question "So what does it mean that . . ." gets into a realm which we don't discuss here. The interpretation of a passage is strictly off limits since many views are represented on the list and such discussion could introduce endless wrangling. If you care to ask a question regarding the Greek, I'm sure someone will give you an answer (and perhaps others will disagree with that answer).
george
gfsomsel
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From: Carl Unger <carlunger at gmail.com>
To: b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 7:37:23 AM
Subject: [B-Greek] The present tense in Hebrews 6:4-6
I don't know much about Greek, so I request some help.
The amplified version translated Hebrews 6:4-6 as
*If they then deviate from the faith and turn away from their allegiance[it
is impossible] to bring them back to repentance, for (because, while, as
long as) they nail upon the cross the Son of God afresh [as far as they are
concerned] and are holding [Him] up to contempt and shame and public
disgrace.* (Amplified Bible - Lockman)
In the brackets it says (because, while, as long as)
is that because of the present tense active participles?
Is this true to the original Greek?
So then does it mean that the sort of people being mentioned here can return
and be saved?
Thank you very much.
Carl Unger
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