[B-Greek] Hina clause with subjunctive 1 Cor 5:5

Carl Conrad cwconrad2 at mac.com
Thu Jan 22 06:54:03 EST 2009


On Jan 22, 2009, at 4:55 AM, John Waldrip wrote:

> ina to pneuma swqh

1Cor. 5:5 παραδοῦναι τὸν τοιοῦτον τῷ  
σατανᾷ εἰς ὄλεθρον τῆς σαρκός, ἵνα  
τὸ πνεῦμα σωθῇ ἐν τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τοῦ  
κυρίου.
BG-Transliteration (PARADOUNAI TON TOIOUTON TWi SATANAi EIS OLEQRON  
THS SARKOS, hINA TO PNEUMA SWQHi EN THi hHMERAi TOU KURIOU. (See http://ibiblio.org/bgreek/bgtransliteration.html)

> Does this *hina* clause in 1 Cor 5.5 suggest Paul's certainty of a  
> future
> deliverance or merely the possibility of a future deliverance?

This is pretty clearly a purpose clause; it does no more than indicate  
the intention involved in performance of the action  
παραδοῦναι [PARADOUNAI].

Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)






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