[B-Greek] Gen. 19:14

Carl Conrad cwconrad2 at mac.com
Sat Sep 26 20:14:12 EDT 2009


On Sep 26, 2009, at 7:58 PM, Herb Picoski wrote:

> ἐξηλθεν δέ Λωτ και ἐλαλησεν πρὸς   
> τοὺς γαμβροὺς αὐτου τοὺς  
> εἰληφότας τὰς θυγατέρας αὐτου καὶ  
> εἶπεν...
[EXHLQEN DE LWT KAI ELALHSEN PROS  TOUS GAMBROUS AUTOU TOUS EILHFOTAS  
TAS QUGATERAS AUTOU KAI EIPEN...]

Please note that B-Greek protocol requires that a transliteration be  
given when Unicode Greek fonts are used to cite Biblical texts.

> Question 1) In this passage there seems to be a difference of  
> opinion between the KJV and NASB and Jewish Bible English as to the  
> tense of τοὺς εἰληφότας this participle. Should it be  
> 'who were married' or 'who will be married' or 'who had married'? My  
> guess is perfect participle.

TOUS EILHFOTAS TAS QUGATERAS AUTOU means, in a woodenly literal  
version: "the ones having taken his daughters." English translations  
may very well formulate the meaning in different ways and indicate the  
same sense.

> Question 2) the word εἰληφότας is not available in my  
> dictionary. Does it mean married, wed or joined?

EILHFOTAS is the perfect active participle (acc. plural masc.) of  
LAMBANW.


Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)






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