[B-Greek] AGE NUN (Jas 4)

George F Somsel gfsomsel at yahoo.com
Tue Jan 23 13:04:10 EST 2007


Jas 4.13

AGE NUN hOI LEGONTES, "SHMERON H AURION PROEUSOMEQA EIS THNDE THN POLIN KAI POIHSOMEN EKEI ENIAUTON KAI EMPOREUSOMEQA KAI KERDHSOMEN."

To equate this with the English expression "Come on now!" is tempting, but probably wrong.  The only instance of AGW as a 2nd impv I have found in either the LXX or the NT other than here is in 2 Tim 4.11 which has 

LOUKAS ESTIN MONOS MET' EMOU.  MARKON ANALABWN AGE META SEAUTOU, ESTING GAR MOI EUXRHSTOS EIS DIAKONIAN.

Notably, this is a transitive usage.  It is not simply "(You) come" but "bring . . ." so I don't think that one can be certain that it would not have the sense of the English phrase, but I would be cautious in maintaining that it does.  Perhaps Carl would know of its usage outside the Biblical texts.  It sounds as though it might be something that Plato would have Socrates say to one of his interlocutors.
 
george
gfsomsel
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From: Webb <webb at selftest.net>
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Subject: [B-Greek] AGE NUN (Jas 4)


James uses the expression AGE NUN to address worldy-minded businesspeople and the rich in Jas. 4. Is there a reproving or chiding tone in these words, as there would be in the English expression "Come on now!" or are they simply a formula for addressing a sub-group of his broad audience?

Webb Mealy

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