[B-Greek] INA + Subjunctive Substantival Clause?

Timothy Mitchell taztimmitchell at hotmail.com
Sat Jun 13 02:35:07 EDT 2009


If any one could help clear this up for me, that would be great. 

I have been looking at Philippians 1:9-11 a lot recently and have been trying to figure out the IVA + Subjunctive clauses. First, here is the passage.

9 Καὶ τοῦτο προσεύχομαι, ἵνα ἡ ἀγάπη ὑμῶν ἔτι μᾶλλον καὶ μᾶλλον περισσεύῃ ἐν ἐπιγνώσει καὶ πάσῃ αἰσθήσει 
10 εἰς τὸ δοκιμάζειν ὑμᾶς τὰ διαφέροντα, ἵνα ἦτε εἰλικρινεῖς καὶ ἀπρόσκοποι εἰς ἡμέραν Χριστοῦ, 
11 πεπληρωμένοι καρπὸν δικαιοσύνης τὸν διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ εἰς δόξαν καὶ ἔπαινον θεοῦ.


9 KAI TOUTO PROSEUCOMAI IVA H AGAPH UMWN ETI MALLON KAI MALLOV PERISSEUHi EV EPIGNWSEI KAI PASHi AISFHSEI
10 EIS TO DOKIMAZEIV UMAS TA DIAFERONTA IVA HTE EILIKRIVEIS KAI APROSKOPOI EIS HMERAN XRISTOU
11 PEPLHRWMEVOI KARPON DIKAISUNHS TON DIA IHSOU XRISTOU EIS DOXAN KAI EPAINON QEOU


I am not confused at the use of TOUTO (τοῦτο) in 1:9, I see it as the direct object of the verb PROSEUCOMAI (προσεύχομαι). But I am confused at the IVA + Subjunctive PERISSEUHi (περισσεύῃ) in 1:9. I am taking it as a substantival direct object of PROSEUCOMAI (προσεύχομαι), am I right on this? 
Concerning the second IVA + Subjunctive in 1:10, IVA HTE (ἵνα ἦτε), is it the "purpose" clause of HTE (ἦτε), or is it also another substantival direct object clause of PROSEUCOMAI (προσεύχομαι)?

Thanks for any responses,
Tim




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