[B-Greek] hUPOSTASIS Hebrews 3:14

Michael Abernathy michaelabernat9001 at sbcglobal.net
Thu Jan 10 20:32:05 EST 2008


Jeffrey,
Let me start with your last question.

"How would it **not** do this?"
Let's take an example from English. 
The sentence, "I want a dog."
Obviously, grammar tells us the subject, verb, and direct object. But it doesn't tell us whether the speaker wants a hot dog, a beagle, or a mechanical device.
Grammar cannot show which definition is appropriate to this context.

Now, if you are looking at Hebrews 3:4, then you are looking at the wrong passage. The subject line mentions Hebrews 3:14.
The suggested reading I gave, and I admit that it was a rough translation was "If we hold firmly to the end the beginning of existence."
The American Standard Version translates this section "if we hold fast the beginning of our confidence firm unto the end." 
I assume you aren't asking about the word order. If so just switch the proposed reading around,
"If we hold firmly the beginning of existence to to the end."
I can readily see how you disagree with the proposed reading but I don't see what you see as grammatically impossible. The only real difference is in the interpretation of one word.
Sincerely,
Michael Abernathy







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