[B-Greek] Please help with LK 1:54
George F Somsel
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Thu Dec 10 11:02:24 EST 2009
One clarification: Note that Barry put "Israel, his child" in quotes (as I just did) thereby indicating that he was not simply referencing "Israel." The reason I call attention to this is because "Israel" is indeclinable though παιδὸς αὐτοῦ PAIDOS AUTOU is not whereby we know that it is not accusative.
george
gfsomsel
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From: Barry <nebarry at verizon.net>
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Sent: Thu, December 10, 2009 5:03:50 AM
Subject: Re: [B-Greek] Please help with LK 1:54
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From: "Jay Adkins" <jayadkins264 at gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 6:35 AM
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Subject: [B-Greek] Please help with LK 1:54
> Luke 1:54 ANTELABETO ISRAHL PAIDOS AUTOU, MNHSQHNAI ELEOUS
>
> Dear BGreekers,
>
> Please help me understand why this is not translated �He has helped His
> servant child Israel to remember mercy.� Other than the comma, which we
> all
> know was added much later, I do not understand why most have translated as
> the ESV �He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy,.�
>
> I understand that
> ANTELABETO is a Third Person, Singular, Aorist, Middle, Indicative &
> MNHSQHNAI is an Aorist, Passive, Infinitive.
Greetings, Jay.
Infinitive of purpose, μνησθῆναι, MNHSQHNAI, perhaps, explaining God's
action in ἀντελάβετο, ANTELABETO. If Luke had wanted to state that he
wanted to help Israel remember his mercy, he would have used a different
verb putting "Israel, his child" in the accusative as the subject of the
infinitive.
N.E. Barry Hofstetter
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