[B-Greek] Passages demonstrating quality Greek of 1 Peter?
Elizabeth Kline
kline_dekooning at earthlink.net
Mon Oct 8 18:47:46 EDT 2007
> What passages in 1 Peter do the scholars
> here see as the standout examples
> of its reputed "high Greek style"? Why?
>
The notion of "high Greek style" is a little vague which may account
for the lack of response to this question. N.Turner (Style p.129)
calls attention to the separation of the article from its "noun". The
following citations from 1Pet 1:17;3:1,3,20;4:14;5:1,4 illustrate:
1PET. 1:17 KAI EI PATERA EPIKALEISQE TON APROSWPOLHMPTWS KRINONTA
KATA TO hEKASTOU ERGON, EN FOBWi TON THS PAROIKIAS hUMWN CRONON
ANASTRAFHTE,
note: TON THS PAROIKIAS hUMWN CRONON
1PET. 3:1 hOMOIWS [hAI] GUNAIKES, hUPOTASSOMENAI TOIS IDIOIS
ANDRASIN, hINA KAI EI TINES APEIQOUSIN TWi LOGWi, DIA THS TWN
GUNAIKWN ANASTROFHS ANEU LOGOU KERDHQHSONTAI,
note: THS TWN GUNAIKWN ANASTROFHS
1PET. 3:3 hWN ESTW OUC hO EXWQEN EMPLOKHS TRICWN KAI PERIQESEWS
CRUSIWN H ENDUSEWS hIMATIWN KOSMOS
note: hO EXWQEN EMPLOKHS TRICWN KAI PERIQESEWS CRUSIWN H ENDUSEWS
hIMATIWN KOSMOS [ hO ... KOSMOS ??]
1PET. 3:20 APEIQHSASIN POTE hOTE APEXEDECETO hH TOU QEOU MAKROQUMIA
EN hHMERAIS NWE KATASKEUAZOMENHS KIBWTOU EIS hHN OLIGOI, TOUT' ESTIN
OKTW YUCAI, DIESWQHSAN DI' hUDATOS.
note: hH TOU QEOU MAKROQUMIA
1PET. 4:14 EI ONEIDIZESQE EN ONOMATI CRISTOU, MAKARIOI, hOTI TO THS
DOXHS KAI TO TOU QEOU PNEUMA EF' hUMAS ANAPAUETAI.
note: TO TOU QEOU PNEUMA
1PET. 5:1 PRESBUTEROUS OUN EN hUMIN PARAKALW hO SUMPRESBUTEROS KAI
MARTUS TWN TOU CRISTOU PAQHMATWN, hO KAI THS MELLOUSHS APOKALUPTESQAI
DOXHS KOINWNOS:
note: TWN TOU CRISTOU PAQHMATWN
note: hO KAI THS MELLOUSHS APOKALUPTESQAI DOXHS KOINWNOS
1PET. 5:4 KAI FANERWQENTOS TOU ARCIPOIMENOS KOMIEISQE TON AMARANTINON
THS DOXHS STEFANON.
note: TON AMARANTINON THS DOXHS STEFANON
I also noted a few complex verb final clauses, perhaps I will post a
few comments on them later.
Elizabeth Kline
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