[B-Greek] DIO + hINA, a uniquely Pauline grammatical feature?

Donald COBB docobb at orange.fr
Wed Jun 17 11:51:50 EDT 2009


Emanuel,

I don't think the construction is all that exceptional, even if like 
passages can't be found; DIO actually goes with EDOQH MOI SKOLOY: 
"Therefore... a thorn was given to me". hINA ME hUPERAIRWMAI is a separate 
final clause, stating in advance why the thorn was given: "So that I would 
not exalt myself". Even though the two particles are side by side, they 
don't connect up with the same elements in the sentence.

Hope that helps.

Donald Cobb
Aix-en-Provence, France


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Emanuel Contac" <vaisamar at gmail.com>
To: <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 5:00 PM
Subject: Re: [B-Greek] DIO + hINA, a uniquely Pauline grammatical feature?


>  I have a question about the verse in 2 Cor. 12:7, regarding the 
> combination of two conjunctions, DIO and hINA, which seems to be unique in 
> the NT.
>
>  Does any one know any other place in the classical or Byzantine texts 
> with the same DIO + hINA combination? The Apostolic Fathers, Philo, 
> Josephus or LXX have none.
>
>
>
> 2 Corinthians 12:7 διὸ ἵνα μὴ ὑπεραίρωμαι, ἐδόθη μοι σκόλοψ τῇ σαρκί, 
> ἄγγελος σατανᾶ, ἵνα με κολαφίζῃ, ἵνα μὴ ὑπεραίρωμαι.
>
>
>
> 2 Cor. 12:7 DIO hINA ME hUPERAIRWMAI EDOQH MOI SKOLOY TH SARKI AGGELOS 
> SATANA hINA ME KOLAFIZE hINA ME UPERAIRWMAI.
>
>
>
>  Emanuel Contac
>
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