[B-Greek] John 2:4 TI EMOI KAI SOI

Daniel Streett danstreett at gmail.com
Fri Feb 19 16:54:01 EST 2010


Epictetus's Diatribes has the following:

1.27.14 εἶτα τὸ τελευταῖον, ὅταν μήτε τὰ πράγματα μεταθεῖναι δυνηθῶ μήτε τὸν
ἐμποδίζοντα ἐκτυφλῶσαι, κάθημαι καὶ στένω καὶ ὃν δύναμαι λοιδορῶ, τὸν Δία
καὶ τοὺς θεοὺς τοὺς ἄλλους· εἰ γὰρ μὴ ἐπιστρέφονταί μου, τί ἐμοὶ καὶ αὐτοῖς;

EITA TO TELEUTAION, hOTAN MHTE TA PRAGMATA METAQEINAIDUNHQW MHTE TON
EMPODIZONTA EKTUFLWSAI, KAQHMAI KAI STENW KAI hON DUNAMAI LOIDORW, TON DIA
KAI TOUS QEOUS TOUS ALLOUS· EI GAR MH EPISTREFONTAI MOU, TI EMOI KAI AUTOIS;



2.19.19 οὐχὶ θάνατός ἐστι τὸ κινδυνευόμενον ἢ δεσμωτήριον ἢ πόνος τοῦ
σώματος ἢ φυγὴ ἢ ἀδοξία; τί γὰρ ἄλλο; μή τι κακία, μή τι μέτοχον κακίας; σὺ
οὖν τίνα ταῦτα ἔλεγες;’ ‘τί ἐμοὶ καὶ σοί, ἄνθρωπε; ἀρκεῖ ἐμοὶ τὰ ἐμὰ κακά.’

OUCI QANATOS ESTI TO KINDUNEUOMENON H DESMWTHRION H PONOS
TOU SWMATOS H FUGH H ADOXIA; TI GAR ALLO; MH TI KAKIA, MH TI METOCON
KAKIAS; SU OUN TINA TAUTA ELEGES;’ ‘TI EMOI KAI SOI, ANQRWPE; ARKEI
EMOI TA EMA KAKA.’



Would these count as evidence that it was normal Greek usage?



Daniel R. Streett

Assistant Professor of Greek and NT

Criswell College

Dallas, Texas



> Beware, since Septuagint translations cannot be relied upon for normal
> Greek usage. In the cases you cite, the construction is an exact

> reflex of the Hebrew.

> Al Pietersma


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