[B-Greek] EN vs. EIS in John 16:13a - translation question

Elizabeth Kline kline_dekooning at earthlink.net
Mon Sep 21 13:39:30 EDT 2009


On Sep 21, 2009, at 10:00 AM, Elizabeth Kline wrote:

> For example EN POIMNAIS PITNWN S.Aj.184. This looks more like
> substituion for EPI + gen, acc, or dat. ? than it does a substitution
> for EIS + acc..


Apparently PIPTW with EN + dat is an idiom for attacking. LSJ lists it  
under PIPTW  Special usages:

PIPTEIN EN TISI fall violently upon, attack, ENI NHESSI PESWMEN Il. 
13.742 (but EN NHESSI PESONTES tumbling into the ships, 2.175); EN  
BOUSI P. S.Aj.375 (lyr.); ERWS, hOS EN KTHMASI P. Id.Ant.782(lyr.);  
EP' ALLHLOISI, of combatants, Hes.Sc.379, cf. 375; PROS MHLA KAI  
POIMNAS S.Aj.1061 ; PROS PULAIS A.Th.462.

Elizabeth Kline







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