[B-Greek] Ambiguity
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Sun Feb 7 10:45:38 EST 2010
Why can't it mean both? Isn't this sometimes the way arguments go?
Yancy Smith, PhD
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On Feb 7, 2010, at 9:34 AM, George F Somsel wrote:
> It can't be understood in the same way in Jn 3 as in Lk 1 since in Jn 3 it is made clear by Jesus' further comments in the passage that he does not mean "again." γεννηθῆναι ἄνωθεν GENNHQHNAI ANWQEN is followed immediately by a statement explicating it
> τὸ πνεῦμα ὅπου θέλει πνεῖ καὶ τὴν φωνὴν αὐτοῦ ἀκούεις, ἀλλʼ οὐκ οἶδας πόθεν ἔρχεται καὶ ποῦ ὑπάγει· οὕτως ἐστὶν πᾶς ὁ γεγεννημένος ἐκ τοῦ πνεύματος.
> TO PNEUMA hOPOU QELEI PNEI KAI THN FWNHN AUTOU AKOUEIS, ALL' OUK OIDAS POQEN ERXETAI KAI POU hUPAGEI; hOUTWS ESTING PAS hO GEGENNHMENOS EK TOU PNEUMATOS.
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> The "new birth" [since it is frequently called such] is thus defined as being "born of the Spirit" or "from above."
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> george
> gfsomsel
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> … search for truth, hear truth,
> learn truth, love truth, speak the truth, hold the truth,
> defend the truth till death.
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> - Jan Hus
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> From: Vasile STANCU <stancu at mail.dnttm.ro>
> To: b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org
> Sent: Sun, February 7, 2010 1:58:12 AM
> Subject: Re: [B-Greek] Ambiguity
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> Excuse me, but what does Luke mean when he says (Lk 1:3), using the word ἄνωθεν ANWQEN,
>
> ἔδοξε κἀμοὶ παρηκολουθηκότι ἄνωθεν πᾶσιν ἀκριβῶς καθεξῆς σοι γράψαι, κράτιστε
> Θεόφιλε,
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> EDOCE KAMOI PARHKOLOUQHKOTI ANWQEN AKRIBWS KAQEXHS SOI GAYAI, KRATISTE QEOFILE
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> What is the meaning of this word in this context, as associated with γράψαι
> GRAYAI? And why does it seem to be so difficult to apply it the same way when
> associated with γεννηθῆναι GENNHQHNAI?
>
> Vasile Stancu
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