[B-Greek] 2 corinthians 2:4
timothy mcmahon
targum at msn.com
Sat Oct 18 17:45:31 EDT 2008
George:
Thanks so much for the treatment from M&M.
I'm really looking, though, more specifically at the raising of the object from its own dependent clause into the main clause of the sentence. M&M's example of Galatians 2:10 fits this precisely; the others don't. Is there a name for this specific phenomenon? The reason I;'m asking is not just general grammatical curiosity (although the verse has always piqued my interest) but because I'm wondering if the same dynamic is at play in 2 Corinthians 12:7:
EDOQH MOI SKOLOY TH SARKI AGGELOS SATANA INA ME KOLAFIZH
to the effect this could be translated, "A thorn in the flesh was given me so that Satan's messenger could torment me" rather than taking AGGELOS SATANA in apposition to SKOLOY. I would then interpret the thorn to be Paul's physical condition, which would serve as the catalyst or occasion for Satan's messengers (taking AGGELOS as collective) to torment Paul more effectively.
tim
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