[B-Greek] Meaning of EIS in Galatians 6:8

George F Somsel gfsomsel at yahoo.com
Tue Jun 29 09:35:37 EDT 2010


Note the same construction in the explanation Jesus gives of the parable of the sower and the seed in Mk 4.15

οὗτοι δέ εἰσιν οἱ παρὰ τὴν ὁδόν·ὅπου σπείρεται ὁ λόγος καὶ ὅταν ἀκούσωσιν, εὐθὺς ἔρχεται ὁ σατανᾶς καὶ αἴρει τὸν λόγον τὸν ἐσπαρμένονεἰςαὐτούς. 
hOUTOI DE EISIN hOI PARA THN hODON, hOPOU SPEIRETAI hO LOGOS KAI hOTAN AKOUSWSIN, EUQUS ERXETAI hO SATANAS KAI hAIREI TON LOGON TON ESPARMENON EIS AUTOUS.

 george
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> When Paul writes:
> 
> OTI hO SPEIRWN EIS THN SARKA hEAUTOU EK THS SARKOS QERISEI FQORAN
> hO DE SPEIRWN EIS TO PNEUMA EK TOU PNEUMATOS QERISEI ZWHN AIWNION
> 
> SPEIRWN EIS is translated in most Bibles something like 'sows to'.
> 
> But apart from this use in the Bible, I would not generally use the expression
> 'sows to' in any other context, so I don't really know what this means.
> 
> What would make more sense to me, given the context of the rest of the letter would be if this
> could be translated:
> 
> For the one who sows by means of the flesh (i.e. trying to be justified by the law).....
> will reap destruction.... the one who sows by means of the Spirit (i.e. trying to be justified by faith)
> ....will reap eternal life
> 
> For this to be valid, it would be necessary to translate EIS as 'by means of' - I had a quick
> look at BDAG this morning, and although there is a very broad scope for this word, I am not
> convinced that it will stretch to 'by means of' or 'with the agent of' etc
> 
> Is EIS ever used in this way in Greek?

No, I don't think this will work at all.  EIS here simply shows where the seed end ups, "into."

N.E. Barry Hofstetter
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