[B-Greek] Philippians 2:6

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Mon Nov 9 15:27:09 EST 2009


ος εν μορφη θεου υπαρχων ουχ αρπαγμον ηγησατο το ειναι ισα θεω 

hOS EV MORPHi QEOU hUPARCWN OUX hARPAGMON hHGHSATO TO EINAI ISA QEWi 

It has to do with the fact that the participle(hUPARCWN) is adverbial, modifying the finite verb (hGEOMAI) in the passage, so most translations are simply translating it as a concession. Meaning, "although he was/existed in the form of God..." 



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cornell Machiavelli" <cornellmachiavelli at yahoo.com> 
To: "B- Greek" <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org> 
Sent: Monday, November 9, 2009 2:47:36 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: [B-Greek] Philippians 2:6 


ος εν μορφη θεου υπαρχων ουχ αρπαγμον ηγησατο το ειναι ισα θεω 

Is not the verb here, υπαρχων, a Present Active Participle? All the translations have "existed" rather than "exists." What determines if a Participle in such a construction should be Present or Past tense in its clause? 

Sincerely, 

C. Q. Machiavelli 




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