[B-Greek] translating and grammatical analysis
John Wilking
jcwilking at yahoo.com
Sat May 19 16:55:09 EDT 2007
Carl,
I'll take that as a yes. D.A. Carson said in "The Vindication of Imputation" that LOGIZOMAI means "a crediting, an imputing, ...credited to your account." If LOGIZOMAI means to credit to your account, translate the verse that way to make sure it makes sense: "Abraham believed God and it was credited to his account as righteousness." This doesn't make sense in English and translations need to make sense, most notedly the right sense. This kind of freedom is seen frequently. It would seem that if I am making a point about Greek grammar (and most grammar above the phonetic and orthographic levels is semantics) or its lexicon I am translating, and a translation is where my feet are put to the fire.
Thanks,
John
John Wilking <jcwilking at yahoo.com> wrote:
Carl,
Would it be best to give an example of what I'm thinking? Initially I didn't think it would be necessary.
Thanks,
John
"Carl W. Conrad" wrote:
On Saturday, May 19, 2007, at 01:37PM, "Charlie" wrote:
>On May 19, 2007, at 12:43 p.m., Elizabeth Kline wrote:
>
>
>> If you know Greek and you are doing serious grammatical analysis
>> translation is not a necessary or even a desirable step in the
>> process. The rush to translate into English is an indication that
>> someone involved in the discussion does not know Greek. Carson writes
>> for both professional and popular audiences. Perhaps you stumbled
>> upon one something intended for professionals.
>>
>> Elizabeth Kline
>>
>
>But, afterall this IS Biblical Greek and most of us here have an abiding
>interest in the Greek from the standpoint of how it can best be conveyed in
>English. While there must be no "rush" to translation, that is still a
>strong goal here.
Yes, it sometimes seems to me (as it clearly doesto Elizabeth) to be an
obsession. So much so that understanding almost appears to be a minor
obstacle that may even be "passed by on the other side."
Carl W. Conrad
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