[B-Greek] hHRMOSAMHN 2COR. 11:2 middle voice
Elizabeth Kline
kline_dekooning at earthlink.net
Fri Nov 13 16:35:16 EST 2009
2Cor. 11:1 Ὄφελον ἀνείχεσθέ μου μικρόν
τι ἀφροσύνης· ἀλλὰ καὶ ἀνέχεσθέ
μου. 2 ζηλῶ γὰρ ὑμᾶς θεοῦ ζήλῳ,
ἡρμοσάμην γὰρ ὑμᾶς ἑνὶ ἀνδρὶ
παρθένον ἁγνὴν παραστῆσαι τῷ
Χριστῷ· 3 φοβοῦμαι δὲ μή πως, ὡς ὁ
ὄφις ἐξηπάτησεν Εὕαν ἐν τῇ
πανουργίᾳ αὐτοῦ, φθαρῇ τὰ νοήματα
ὑμῶν ἀπὸ τῆς ἁπλότητος [καὶ τῆς
ἁγνότητος] τῆς εἰς τὸν Χριστόν.
2COR. 11:1 OFELON ANEICESQE MOU MIKRON TI AFROSUNHS· ALLA KAI ANECESQE
MOU. 2 ZHLW GAR hUMAS QEOU ZHLWi, hHRMOSAMHN GAR hUMAS hENI ANDRI
PARQENON hAGNHN PARASTHSAI TWi CRISTWi· 3 FOBOUMAI DE MH PWS, hWS hO
OFIS EXHPATHSEN hEUAN EN THi PANOURGIAi AUTOU, FQARHi TA NOHMATA hUMWN
APO THS hAPLOTHTOS [KAI THS hAGNOTHTOS] THS EIS TON CRISTON
Is the choice of the middle aorist here semantically motivated? I
think it is. I would venture to disagree with M.Thrall [1] who states
that the middle here is being used "with the force of the active." I
would suggest that Moulton [2] has come closer to getting it right. In
other words, Paul is not presenting himself here as merely an agent in
the process but someone who is personally affected by the outcome. The
citation from Philo might be used as evidence to support M.Thrall's
position on this so I will quote it:
2 “LA”, 1.2.67.1
(Num. 12, 14); ὄντως γὰρ ἀναίσχυντος καὶ
θρασεῖα ἡ αἴσθησις, ἣ 2
ἐξουθενηθεῖσα ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ
πατρὸς παρὰ τὸν πιστὸν ἐν ὅλῳ τῷ 3
οἴκῳ (ibid. 7), ᾧ τὴν Αἰθιόπισσαν, τὴν
ἀμετάβλητον καὶ κατακορῆ 4 γνώμην,
αὐτὸς ὁ θεὸς ἡρμόσατο, τολμᾷ
καταλαλεῖν Μωυσῆ καὶ κατηγορεῖν,
ἐφ’ ᾧ ὤφειλεν ἐπαινεῖσθαι (ibid. 1)·
τοῦτο γάρ ἐστιν ἐγκώμιον 6 αὐτοῦ
μέγιστον, ὅτι τὴν Αἰθιόπισσαν
ἔλαβε, τὴν ἄτρεπτον καὶ πεπυρωμένην
καὶ δόκιμον φύσιν· ὥσπερ γὰρ ἐν
ὀφθαλμῷ τὸ βλέπον μέλαν
2 “LA”, 1.2.67.1 (Num. 12, 14); ONTWS GAR ANAISCUNTOS KAI QRASEIA
hH AISQHSIS, hH 2 EXOUQENHQEISA hUPO TOU QEOU TOU PATROS PARA TON
PISTON EN hOLWi TWi 3 OIKWi (ibid. 7), hWi THN AIQIOPISSAN, THN
AMETABLHTON KAI KATAKORH 4 GNWMHN, AUTOS hO QEOS hHRMOSATO, TOLMAi
KATALALEIN MWUSH KAI KATHGOREIN, EF' hWi WFEILEN EPAINEISQAI (ibid.
1)· TOUTO GAR ESTIN EGKWMION 6 AUTOU MEGISTON, hOTI THN AIQIOPISSAN
ELABE, THN ATREPTON KAI PEPURWMENHN KAI DOKIMON FUSIN· hWSPER GAR EN
OFQALMWi TO BLEPON MELAN
Elizabeth Kline
[1] M.Thrall 2Cor v.2 ICC p660 n.33, T&T Clark 2000
[2] J.H.Moulton A Grammar NT Greek, v1. Prolegomona p160
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