[B-Greek] John 2:4 TI EMOI KAI SOI
Alia Duffy
alia.duffy at gmail.com
Thu Feb 18 17:13:58 EST 2010
I'm trying to teach myself Greek and part of that is asking questions even
though the answer may be obvious to others:
In John 2:4 : LEGEI AUTH hO IHSOUS, TI EMOI KAI SOI, GUNAI; OUPW HKEI hH
hWRO MOU.
λέγει αὐτῇ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· τί ἐμοὶ καὶ σοί, γύναι; οὔπω ἥκει ἡ ὥρα μου.
KJV: Jesus saith unto her, Woman, what have I to do with thee? mine hour is
not yet come.
NASB: And Jesus said to her, "Woman, what does that have to do with us? My
hour has not yet come."
Reading this in the context of how Mary responds it seems to me that TI EMOI
KAI SOI makes sense as "This is just between me and you" or "What about
keeping this between me and you." a request that Jesus's involvement should
not be publicised rather than really being a question about the relevance of
the situation to Jesus.
In the other instance where this phrase is used, Mark 5:7 and Luke 8:28, it
also seems to me to make as much sense as a request that other parties (the
old enmities of God the Father, the Serpent, and the seed of Eve) not be
dragged into a private matter questing of the relevance of the situation to
Jesus.
So can anyone give help in deepening my understanding of TIS and why it is
being translated the way it is in John 2:4?
Thanks,
Alia Duffy
San Jose, California
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