[B-Greek] 1 Tim 1:13 ONTA

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Thu Nov 8 04:35:42 EST 2007


On Nov 7, 2007, at 7:27 PM, Mitch Larramore wrote:

> Kelton:
>
> So, is ONTA the equivalent of EIMI? Would this be
> called the Absolute participle? What does ONTA modify?

No, it's not absolute; it depends on and is in agreement with ME in  
the preceding verse: " … he deemed ME trustworthy when he appointed  
me to service, (me) being formerly a blasphemer and persecutor and a  
ruffian … " Common practice in Englishing a participle of this sort  
is to convert it into a relative or adverbial clause "me, who was a  
blasphemere ... " or "me, although I was a blasphemer ..."

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

>
> --- kgraham0938 at comcast.net wrote:
>
>> Probably acting as an equative verb linking the two
>> accusatives together.  Something like " formerly was
>> a blasphemer."
>>
>> --
>> Kelton Graham
>> KGRAHAM0938 at comcast.net
>>
>> -------------- Original message --------------
>> From: Mitch Larramore <mitchlarramore at yahoo.com>
>>
>>>
>>> 12 CARIN ECW TWi ENDUNAMWSANTI ME CRISTWi IHSOU
>> TWi
>>> KURIWi hHMWN hOTI PISTON ME hHGHSATO QEMENOS EIS
>>> DIAKONIAN
>>>
>>> 13 TO PROTERON ONTA BLASFHMON KAI DIWKTHN KAI
>>> hUBRISTHN ALLA HLEHQHN hOTI AGNOWN EPOIHSA EN
>> APISTIAi
>>>
>>>
>>> How does ONTA function in this sentence?
>>>
>>> Mitch Larramore
>>> Sugar Land, Texas
>>>




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