[B-Greek] EI in Heb 3:11 & Psa 94:11 LXX
Elizabeth Kline
kline_dekooning at earthlink.net
Mon Mar 24 16:38:27 EDT 2008
HEB. 3:11 hWS WMOSA EN THi ORGHi MOU: EI EISELEUSONTAI EIS THN
KATAPAUSIN MOU.
Here we see an example of translation according to habit rather than
according to meaning. EI is often used to translate the hebrew 'im
when it functions as a conditional particle. However, in the cases
where 'im is used as a negative particle EI is used not because it
renders the meaning of 'im in that context. Apparently the translator
of the PSA 94 LXX used EI because it was the "stereotypical"
translation equivalent for 'im. This sort of translation technique
explains a lot of the semantic idiosyncrasies of the LXX.
Elizabeth Kline
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