[B-Greek] EK TOU KOSMOU from the world, or of the world.

Elizabeth Kline kline_dekooning at earthlink.net
Wed Nov 12 12:09:45 EST 2008


On Nov 11, 2008, at 9:36 PM, Iver Larsen wrote:

> The word EKLEGW as used in John does not focus on the decision, but  
> on the consequent action or
> movement involved.

JOHN 15:16 OUC hUMEIS ME EXELEXASQE, ALL EGW EXELEXAMHN hUMAS KAI  
EQHKA hUMAS hINA hUMEIS hUPAGHTE KAI KARPON FERHTE KAI hO KARPOS hUMWN  
MENHi, hINA hO TI AN AITHSHTE TON PATERA EN TWi ONOMATI MOU DWi hUMIN.

Both the pronouns hUMEIS and EGW are fronted. OUC negates hUMEIS  
(L.Morris:1971, p.676, n36), so we have a contrast  OUC hUMEIS ... ALL  
EGW. It seems to me that in the first part of v16 this contrast is the  
main point being made, the agent of the verb EKLEGOMAI is the issue  
here, only later with KAI EQHKA hUMAS +  hINA clause is our attention  
directed toward the consequences of EGW EXELEXAMHN hUMAS KAI EQHKA  
hUMAS within the hINA clause.

This does not even address OUN's question about EK TOU KOSMOU.


Elizabeth Kline







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