[B-Greek] John 3.16 hINA
Carl Conrad
cwconrad2 at mac.com
Sat Nov 17 06:58:13 EST 2007
On Nov 17, 2007, at 6:53 AM, Mitch Larramore wrote:
> hOUTWS GAR HGAPHSEN hO QEOS TON KOSMON hWSTE TON hUION
> TON MONOGENH EDWKEN hINA PAS hO PISTEUWN EIS AUTON MH
> APOLHTAI ALL ECHi ZWHN AIWNION
>
> Why is it hINA PAS hO PISTEUWN instead of hOTI PAS hO
> PISTEUWN? What changes in the sense of this passage
> with the use of hINA instead of hOTI?
PAS hO PISTEUWN, the subject of this clause, has absolutely nothing to
do with hINA or hOTI. The adverbial conjunction hINA is required
because the verbs of the clause are subjunctive: APOLHTAI and ECHi --
and the clause is one of purpose ("God gave ... so that ... ").
Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)
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