[B-Greek] 2COR. 10:10 hOTI hAI EPISTOLAI MEN, FHSIN ...

Elizabeth Kline kline_dekooning at earthlink.net
Fri Nov 27 13:47:25 EST 2009


2Cor. 10:10 ὅτι αἱ ἐπιστολαὶ μέν, φησίν,  
βαρεῖαι καὶ ἰσχυραί, ἡ δὲ παρουσία  
τοῦ σώματος ἀσθενὴς καὶ ὁ λόγος  
ἐξουθενημένος.
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2COR. 10:10 hOTI hAI EPISTOLAI MEN, FHSIN, BAREIAI KAI ISCURAI, hH DE  
PAROUSIA TOU SWMATOS ASQENHS KAI hO LOGOS EXOUQENHMENOS.

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On Nov 27, 2009, at 9:42 AM, Donald COBB wrote:

> I wonder if the infrequent construction in the NT isn't because FHMI  
> is mostly used there in narrative passages, where word order is less  
> influenced by rhetorical flourishes (there are only 4 occurences of  
> FHMI outside the gospels and Acts, three of which are in Paul).
>
> I notice that in 1 Cor 6:16, Paul has a somewhat similar  
> construction to that of 2 Cor 10:10:
>
> [Ἢ] οὐκ οἴδατε ὅτι ὁ κολλώμενος τῇ  
> πόρνῃ ἓν σῶμά ἐστιν; Ἔσονται γάρ,  
> φησίν, οἱ δύο εἰς σάρκα μίαν. [H] OUK  
> OIDATE hOTI hO KOLLWMENOS THi PORNHi hEN SWMA ESTIN; ESONTAI GAR,  
> FHSIN, hOI DUO EIS SARKA MIAN

So you think GAR in  ESONTAI GAR, FHSIN, ... functions like hOTI in   
hOTI hAI EPISTOLAI MEN, FHSIN ...

perhaps.

Thank you,


Elizabeth Kline







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