[B-Greek] 2Cor. 10:1b EN hUMIN ... EIS hUMAS
Carl Conrad
cwconrad2 at mac.com
Wed Jul 15 18:09:28 EDT 2009
On Jul 15, 2009, at 2:24 PM, Elizabeth Kline wrote:
> 2Cor. 10:1 Αὐτὸς δὲ ἐγὼ Παῦλος παρακαλῶ
> ὑμᾶς διὰ τῆς πραΰτητος καὶ
> ἐπιεικείας τοῦ Χριστοῦ, ὃς κατὰ
> πρόσωπον μὲν ταπεινὸς ἐν ὑμῖν,
> ἀπὼν δὲ θαρρῶ εἰς ὑμᾶς·
>
> 2COR. 10:1 AUTOS DE EGW PAULOS PARAKALW hUMAS DIA THS PRAUTHTOS KAI
> EPIEIKEIAS TOU CRISTOU, hOS KATA PROSWPON MEN TAPEINOS EN hUMIN, APWN
> DE QARRW EIS hUMAS·
> The contrast between drawn between the MEN (constituent) and the DE
> (constituent) seems to be enhanced by the switch between EN hUMIN and
> EIS hUMAS. The former EN hUMIN, if it is read as local "among you",
> doesn't necessarily imply any sort of action much less aggression, a
> passive state and the later EIS hUMAS "towards you" combined with
> QARRW implies a goal oriented activity directed toward his addressees
> in Corinth and seems to carry with it an implication of aggression
> directed toward the recipients.
>
> Perhaps this is so obvious it doesn't warrant comment. The older
> English versions do a fair job indicating this contrast. M.J. Harris
> (2005) has a brief comment on it.
Perhaps a bit of sself-irony here too? "Meek and mild in your
presence, but all ready to do battle with you from a distance."
Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)
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