[B-Greek] Rom 8:10 TO DE PNEUMA ZWH
Tom Moore
tom at katabiblon.com
Tue Oct 21 12:56:48 EDT 2008
> ΠΡΟΣ ΡΩΜΑΙΟΥΣ 8:10 Greek NT: Greek Orthodox Church
> εἰ δὲ Χριστὸς ἐν ὑμῖν, τὸ μὲν σῶμα νεκρὸν δι’ ἁμαρτίαν, τὸ δὲ πνεῦμα ζωὴ διὰ δικαιοσύνην.
> This is the way all texts have it. What one may gain if alters it to «πνεῦμα ζῶν διὰ δικαιοσύνην»?
As SNL's Tim Calhoun would say, "in conclusion and in summary":
Some translations render TO PNEUMA ZWH in this verse as "the spirit is life"; some infer "the spirit is alive." Is the latter valid?* What is gained from PNEUMA ZWN DIA DIKAIOSUNHN is to see how Paul would have said "the spirit is alive," if that is what he had meant, and seeing this, I think we can say that that is not what he meant. Rather, he meant what he said: the spirit is life; not alive.
*The original question was whether ZWH (life) could in fact be the Homeric adjective ZWOS (alive) [it cannot because of gender disagreement w/PNEUMA], and failing that, whether the noun ZWH can be used to mean "alive" [the evidence suggests that the participle of ZAW (to live) would be used instead].
Thanks again for all the replies.
Tom Moore
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