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

Elizabeth Kline kline_dekooning at earthlink.net
Tue Jun 15 15:31:34 EDT 2010


On Jun 15, 2010, at 11:52 AM, Elizabeth Kline wrote:

> A google search on "fitzmyer romans 5:12" turns up Fitzmyer's article "The Consecutive Meanings of EF' hWi in Romans 5:12" in "To Advance the Gospel".   

A good article, covers the history of interpretation and uses TLG evidence to build his case. One of his first citations in support of the consecutive reading is found in the middle of the following:

Athenaeus Soph., Deipnosophistae (0008: 001)
“Athenaei Naucratitae deipnosophistarum libri xv, 3 vols.”, Ed. Kaibel, G.
Leipzig: Teubner, 1–2:1887; 3:1890, Repr. 1–2:1965; 3:1966.
Book 2, Kaibel paragraph 33, line 3

   τράπεζαν ἡμῖν <εἴς>φερε
  τρεῖς πόδας ἔχουσαν, τέσσαρας δὲ μὴ 'χέτω.
  {Β.} καὶ πόθεν ἐγὼ τρίπουν τράπεζαν λήψομαι;
 ὅτι ἔθος ἦν ἐν τοῖς δείπνοις τῷ ἑστιάτορι
κατακλιθέντι προδίδοσθαι γραμματείδιόν τι περιέχον
ἀναγραφὴν τῶν παρεσκευασμένων, ἐφ' ᾧ εἰδέναι ὅ τι
μέλλει ὄψον φέρειν ὁ μάγειρος.
        ΔΑΜΑΣΚΗΝΑ. Δαμασκοῦ τῆς πόλεως ἐνδόξου οὔ-
σης καὶ μεγάλης πολλοὶ τῶν ἀρχαίων μέμνηνται.
ἐπεὶ δὲ πλεῖστον ἐν τῇ τῶν Δαμασκηνῶν ἐστι χώρᾳ
τὸ κοκκύμηλον καλούμενον καὶ κάλλιστα γεωργεῖται, 

   TRAPEZAN hHMIN <EIS>FERE
  TREIS PODAS ECOUSAN, TESSARAS DE MH 'CETW.
  {B.} KAI POQEN EGW TRIPOUN TRAPEZAN LHYOMAI;
 hOTI EQOS HN EN TOIS DEIPNOIS TWi hESTIATORI
KATAKLIQENTI PRODIDOSQAI GRAMMATEIDION TI PERIECON
ANAGRAFHN TWN PARESKEUASMENWN, EF' hWi EIDENAI hO TI
MELLEI OYON FEREIN hO MAGEIROS.
        DAMASKHNA. DAMASKOU THS POLEWS ENDOXOU OU-
SHS KAI MEGALHS POLLOI TWN ARCAIWN MEMNHNTAI.
EPEI DE PLEISTON EN THi TWN DAMASKHNWN ESTI CWRAi
TO KOKKUMHLON KALOUMENON KAI KALLISTA GEWRGEITAI, 

Elizabeth Kline
 






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