[B-Greek] hUPOSTASIS Hebrews 3:14

Michael Abernathy michaelabernat9001 at sbcglobal.net
Thu Jan 10 15:11:44 EST 2008


Jeffrey,
I assume you are confused by my awkward translation.
I didn't want to add too many words that weren't in the Greek manuscript.
Here's the same verse in the NIV
^14 We have come to share in Christ if we hold firmly till the end the 
confidence we had at first
hUPOSTASIS often carries the idea of existence or substance.
I thought here it might refer to Jesus as creator rather than the basis 
of our confidence.
Sincerely,
Michael Abernathy
Jeffrey B. Gibson wrote:
> Michael Abernathy wrote:
>
>   
>> I note that most translations interpret hUPOSTASEWS in Hebrews 3:14 to
>> mean something along the line of confidence.
>> ἐάνπερ τὴν ἀρχὴν τη̂ς ὑποστάσεως μέχρι τέλους βεβαίαν κατάσχωμεν
>> EANPER THN ARCHN THS hUPOSTASEWS MEXRI TELOUS BEBAIAN KATASXWMEN
>>
>> Is there any reason that this could not be understood to mean something
>> along the line of,
>> "If we hold firmly to the end the beginning of existence"
>>     
>
> Umm .. what?  I am not able to make any sense of this.
>
> Jeffrey
> --
> Jeffrey B. Gibson, D.Phil. (Oxon)
> 1500 W. Pratt Blvd.
> Chicago, Illinois
> e-mail jgibson000 at comcast.net
>
>
>
>   




More information about the B-Greek mailing list