[B-Greek] RE; John 2:4 TI EMOI KAI SOI
Bill Yates
bill.yates4 at btinternet.com
Tue Feb 23 03:23:34 EST 2010
Iver,
What would you suggest instead of 'woman' as a more accurate translation - or to express the intent more faithfully?
Many thanks
Bill Yates
On 23 Feb 2010, at 04:49, Iver Larsen wrote:
>
> The hour in John 2:4 has nothing to do with whose turn it is to produce wine.
>
> But I do agree that using "woman" to translate the vocative GUNH makes the text
> more rude that it was intended to be. That is a matter of poor translation. A
> literal translation often turns the text in the wrong direction.
>
More information about the B-Greek
mailing list