[B-Greek] EATE hEWS TOUTOU (Luke 22:51)

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Tue Apr 8 22:34:04 EDT 2008


Quoting Iver Larsen <iver_larsen at sil.org>:

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> From: "Webb Mealy" <webb at selftest.net>
> To: "'Biblical Greek'" <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
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> Subject: [B-Greek] EATE hEWS TOUTOU (Luke 22:51)
>
>
> EATE hEWS TOUTOU (Luke 22:51)
>
> Am I right in thinking the present plural imperative EATE is directed to all
> the disciples? Does it kind of mean,
>
> "Let that be the end of it, you guys"?
>
> Webb Mealy
> ---------------------------------
> Iver:
> It is certainly a restraining order directed to the disciples, but I  
>  don't think this rendering
> handles the hEWS TOUTOU.
> I prefer to think of it as "(You disciples) let (it happen/them go)   
> as far as this!" Jesus knew that
> his arrest had to happen in order to fulfill the plan of God, and   
> the disciples were thinking in
> human terms of defending him - as usual.
>
> Iver Larsen
>

A more idomatic rendering would be simply, "That's enough!"

John Knightley

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