[B-Greek] EI in Heb 3:11 & Psa 94:11 LXX
Albert Pietersma
albert.pietersma at sympatico.ca
Mon Mar 24 17:30:12 EDT 2008
On Mar 24, 2008, at 4:38 PM, Elizabeth Kline wrote:
> 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.
To complicate matters further, EI also appears very often for Hebrew
interrogative "H", which some regard as evidence for EI introducing a
direct question.
Al
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> Elizabeth Kline
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