[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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