[B-Greek] ANTI in Heb. 12:2 = local metaphor?

Iver Larsen iver_larsen at sil.org
Thu Jun 7 02:02:50 EDT 2007


Comparing with the earlier version,  there is only a very slight change.
In the earlier one they said at the end for Heb 12:2 "sense 3 is also poss(ible)..."
But in the new one they say: "sense 3 is also prob(able)..."

So, they still give both options, but have slightly upgraded sense 3 in terms of probability.
I have no qualms about disagreeing with BDAG and BAGD at this point. The main entry for this verse 
should not be under #1.

Iver Larsen


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "George F Somsel" <gfsomsel at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [B-Greek] ANTI in Heb. 12:2 = local metaphor?


It is under #1

① indicating that one person or thing is, or is to be, replaced by another, instead of, in place of 
ἀντὶ τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ Ἡρῴδου [ANTI TOU PATROS AUTOU hHRWiDOU] in place of his father Herod Mt 2:22 
(cp. Hdt. 1, 108; X., An. 1, 1, 4; Appian, Mithrid, 7 §23 Νικομήδης ἀντὶ Προυσίου ἐβασίλευε 
[NIKOMHDHS ANTI PROUSIOU EBASILEUE], Syr. 69 §364; 3 Km 11:43; Tob 1:15, 21; 1 Macc 3:1; 9:31 al.; 
Jos., Ant. 15, 9). ἀ. ἰχθύος ὄφιν [A. IXQUOS OFIN] instead of a fish, a snake Lk 11:11 (Paroem. Gr.: 
Zenobius [Hadr.] 1, 88 ἀντὶ πέρκης σκορπίον [ANTI PERKHS SKORPION], prob. from Attic comedy: Kock 
III 678 [Adesp.]; Paus. 9, 41, 3 Cronos receives ἀντὶ Διὸς πέτρον [ANTI DIOS PETRON] to swallow). ἀ. 
τῆς προκειμένης αὐτῷ χαρᾶς [Page 88] ὑπέμεινεν σταυρόν [A. THS PROKEIMENHS AUTWi XARAS hUPEMEINEN 
STAURON]  Hb 12:2 (cp. PHib 170
 [247 b.c.] ἀντὶ φιλίας ἔχθραν [ANTI FILIAS EXQRAN]; 3 Macc 4:6, 8); sense 3 is also prob., 
depending on the mng. of πρόκειμαι (q.v. 2 and 3). Cp. Hs 1:8; 9, 29, 4.

Arndt, W., Danker, F. W., & Bauer, W. (2000). A Greek-English lexicon of the New Testament and other 
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