[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.
> 




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