[B-Greek] Eph 1:9: Going beyond grammar?
George F Somsel
gfsomsel at yahoo.com
Sat Aug 15 00:53:42 EDT 2009
Ἐν ᾧ καὶ περιετμήθητε περιτομῇ ἀχειροποιήτῳ ἐν τῇ ἀπεκδύσει τοῦ σώματος τῆς σαρκός, ἐν τῇ περιτομῇ τοῦ Χριστοῦ,
EN hWi KAI PERIETMHQHTE PERITOMHi AXEIROPOIHTWi EN THi APEKDUSEI TOU SWMATOS THS SARKOS EN THi PERITOMHi TOU XRISTOU
Here we see 3 uses of EN + Dat.
1. EN hWi
2. EN THi APEKDUSEI TOU SWMATOS THS SARKOS
3 ENTHi PERITOMHi TOU XRISTOU
#1 I would understand as indicating relationship or association (BDAG #4)
#2 is circumstance (BDAG #7)
#3 is means or instrument (BDAG #5)
BTW: τῇ περιτομῇ τοῦ Χριστοῦ [THi PERITOMHi TOU XRISTOU] is Christ's circumcision meaning thereby not his physical circumcision but the circumcision which belongs to Christ, namely, τῇ ἀπεκδύσει τοῦ σώματος τῆς σαρκός [THi APEKDUSEI TOU SWMATOS THS SARKOS]. Thus "Christ's circucision" is the removal of the fleshly body [in Paul's thought the removal of the sinful nature]
george
gfsomsel
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From: Oun Kwon <kwonbbl at gmail.com>
To: b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Friday, August 14, 2009 8:55:00 PM
Subject: Re: [B-Greek] Eph 1:9: Going beyond grammar?
On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 11:51 PM, Oun Kwon<kwonbbl at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Iver saith, context, context, context.
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> I would read the verse Col 2:11:
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> "It is by being in Him that you became to be 'circumcised' -
> circumcision effected by Christ."
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> Oun Kwon.
Or, "It is by belonging to Him that ~"
Oun Kwon.
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