[B-Greek] How to Translate and Understand EPH HW PANTES HEMARTON in Romans 5:12?

Carl Conrad cwconrad2 at mac.com
Tue Jun 15 10:38:12 EDT 2010


On Jun 14, 2010, at 11:49 AM, Clayton Javurek wrote:
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> Clayton G. Javurek
> E-Mail: javurek at asu.edu
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> How should EPH HW PANTES HEMARTON be translated in Romans 5:12?
> Especially the EPH HW?

That should be 
Rom. 5:12 	Διὰ τοῦτο ὥσπερ δι᾿ ἑνὸς ἀνθρώπου ἡ ἁμαρτία εἰς τὸν κόσμον εἰσῆλθεν καὶ διὰ τῆς ἁμαρτίας ὁ θάνατος, καὶ οὕτως εἰς πάντας ἀνθρώπους ὁ θάνατος διῆλθεν, ἐφ᾿ ᾧ πάντες ἥμαρτον· 
om. 5:12 	DIA TOUTO hWSPER DI᾿ hENOS ANQRWPOU hH hAMARTIA EIS TON KOSMON EISHLQEN KAI DIA THS hAMARTIAS hO QANATOS, KAI hOUTWS EIS PANTAS ANQRWPOUS hO QANATOS DIHLQEN, EF᾿ hWi PANTES hHMARTON· 

I would understand EF' hWi as indicated the basis for the conclusion expressed in the main predicate(s): something like "on the basis of the fact that"
cf. BDAG s.v. EPI 6. marker of basis for a state of being, action, or result, on, w. dat. (Hom. et al.)

Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)






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