[B-Greek] 1 Cor 7:15a - The Conditional Statement

Howard B Justice tjust32 at juno.com
Tue Mar 18 15:16:21 EDT 2008


Howard Justice here:

My question deals with the tense/mood (i.e., present indicative) of
1 Cor 7:15a:

   "If the unbeliever departs, (then) let him depart."

Would it be correct to understand this passage to say:

   "If the unbeliever is departing, (then) let him be departing."?

What I am asking is this. Is this use of the present indicative to be
viewed here as the progressive present? Does this statement, being
a first class conditional, somehow interfere with the understanding 
of how the progressive present is normally and predominantly view-
ed?

Your comments will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

In His service:

Howard Justice
Headland, Ala. 36345


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