[B-Greek] Lk 18:1 hEGKAKEW

Oun Kwon kwonbbl at gmail.com
Tue Nov 10 23:17:09 EST 2009


Lk 18:1	ELEGENN DE PARABOLHN AUTOIS
PROS TO DEIN PANTOTE PROSEUCESQAI AUTOUS
KAI MH EGKAKEIN

The last line is usually understood in the line of 'don't get
discouraged'. It may be an interpretation rather than actual meaning
(I would appreciate you comments on SourceNT footnote on this word:]

EGKAKEIN ‘to do something wrongly’, ‘to do something amiss’. Used in
the earlier writers for behaving badly or doing the wrong thing. It
does not mean to “lose heart” or “to become discouraged”. Furthermore,
“to become discouraged” is in the passive voice whereas this verb is
in the active voice. The verbs for losing heart and becoming
discouraged are different verbs. See also James 4:3 “......because you
ask wrongly (trans. usually as ‘amiss’)”, the “wrongly” being KAKOS.

Thank you for your help,

Oun Kwon.



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