[B-Greek] Syntax of Col 1:22

Oun Kwon kwonbbl at gmail.com
Mon Aug 17 04:30:10 EDT 2009


Can you help me to see the syntax of Col 1:22?

I'm quoting the verse (except the last phrase with is not relevant), putting
down the way I see it.



NUNI DE APOKATHLLAXEN

EN TWi SWMATI THS SARKOS

AUTO DIA TOU QANATOU,

PARASTHSAI hUMAS hAGIOS


  νυνὶ δὲ ἀποκατήλλαξεν

               ἐν τῷ σώματι τῆς σαρκὸς

            αὐτοῦ διὰ τοῦ θανάτου,

 παραστῆσαι ὑμᾶς ἁγίους


(1) Here I have disconnected AUTOU from the preceding word SARCOS. By making
it to go with third line I am trying to show that it can be seen to modify
QANATOU rather than SARKOS.

(2) I like to take the phrase on this line AUTOU DIA TOU QANATOU to be
connected to the verb APOKATHLLAXEN.  Thus I can get rid of a rather strange
expression 'reconciling in the body'.

Am I doing much violence to the text, esp. with (1)?

Thank you for your help.

Oun Kwon.



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