[B-Greek] Phil 2:10-11

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Wed Nov 7 07:24:37 EST 2007


On Nov 7, 2007, at 12:46 AM, Greek Student (aka Collin Hanson) wrote:

> Had a few questions regarding the structure of these verses:

You really ought to cite the whole text rather than make us hunt it  
down electronically or in hardcopy.
Phil. 2:10 	ἵνα ἐν τῷ ὀνόματι Ἰησοῦ πᾶν  
γόνυ κάμψῃ ἐπουρανίων καὶ  
ἐπιγείων καὶ καταχθονίων 11 καὶ  
πᾶσα γλῶσσα ἐξομολογήσηται ὅτι  
κύριος Ἰησοῦς Χριστὸς εἰς δόξαν  
θεοῦ πατρός.
(hINA EN TWi ONOMATI IHSOU PAN GONU KAMYHi EPOURANIWN KAI EPIGEIWN  
KAI KATACQONIWN 11 KAI PASA GLWSSA EXOMOLOGHSHTAI hOTI KURIOS IHSOUS  
CRISTOS EIS DOXAN QEOU PATROS.)

> 1) What is hINA GONU KAMYH a purpose clause of (O QEOS of verse 9?  
> or TO ONOMA?

it depends on verse 9: διὸ καὶ ὁ θεὸς αὐτὸν  
ὑπερύψωσεν καὶ ἐχαρίσατο αὐτῷ τὸ  
ὄνομα τὸ ὑπὲρ πᾶν ὄνομα, (DIO hO QEOS AUTON  
hUPERUYWSEN KAI ECARISATO AUTWi TO ONOMA TO hUPER PAN ONOMA)

and specifically upon the verbs hUPERUYWSEN and ECARISATO: "exalted  
and graced ... so that ... "

> 2) Is everything after the hINA in v. 10-11 a continuation of this  
> hINA clause with 2 verbs KAMYHi and EXOMOLOGHSHTAI?

Yes.

> 2) In verse 11 what does EIS DOXAN modify?  hO QEOS of verse 9 or  
> EXOMOLOGHSHTAI?

It could be taken strictly with hOTI KURIOS IHSOUS CRISTOS, but it  
could as well be understood with all of verses 10 and 11, perhaps  
even with all of verses 9-11, or even with the entire Christ-hymn,  
inasmuch as it is a standard phrase of Hebrew liturgy ("blessed be  
IHWH") commonly appended to statements of what God has done, here  
Hellenized in this form.

Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Ret)




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