[B-Greek] TA PANTA in Ephesians 4:15
Eric Inman
eric.inman at wescorpflex.com
Wed Mar 19 09:55:02 EDT 2008
Iver or others,
This might be far-fetched, but was there any coevolution of TA PANTA or
other accusatives from direct object to circumstantial accusative in
conjunction with the evolution of verbs such as AUXANW/OMAI away from
causative usages?
Eric Inman
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Subject: Re: [B-Greek] TA PANTA in Ephesians 4:15
> The same phrase (EIS AUTON TA PANTA) occurs in Romans 11:36, which is
> usually translated "to him [are] all things."
>
> In Colossians 1:20 TA PANTA comes before EIS AUTON (KAI DI AUTOU
> APOKATALLAXAI TA PANTA EIS AUTON), and is usually translated "and through
> him to reconcile to himself all things"
>
> Hope that helps a bit :)
No, I am afraid it doesn't help. The crucial element in any clause is the
verb, and in the examples
you cite, the verbs are different.
In Rom 11:36 TA PANTA is the subject for an implicit verb "to be".
In Col 1:20 TA PANTA is the object of a transitive verb.
In Eph 4:15 TA PANTA is neither subject nor object (the verb is intransitive
and MP or active -
grow, not "grow up"). EIS AUTON here is the goal and TA PANTA as has been
said is a circumstantial
accusative (of respect). We are to grow towards Jesus (i.e. to become like
him) in all respects (TA
PANTA).
Since we have talked about middle and active verbs and the fact that all
languages are in flux,
AUXANW/OMAI is a verb that in earlier Greek was basically an MP verb, since
the subject is the
semantic Patient or "Undergoer". The active form would be causative.
However, in Koine Greek the
active form is well along in the process of supplanting the MP forms without
any change in the sense
of the word.
Iver Larsen
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