[B-Greek] Phil 2:16 EIS KAUCHEMA EMOI

Iver Larsen iver_larsen at sil.org
Fri Oct 29 01:01:28 EDT 2010


Are you asking why the dative EMOI (to me) is translated by a nominative subject 
as in NIV:

"in order that I may boast on the day of Christ"

I don't actually like the NIV rendering for two reasons. The EIS here is not 
purpose, but result. And "boast" is a poor rendering of καύχημα KAUCHMA.

A idiomatic modern English rendering of EIS KAUCHMA EMOI might be "then you'll 
do me proud". For the whole verse, NLT (New Living Translation) did just fine:

Hold firmly to the word of life; then, on the day of Christ's return, I will be 
proud that I did not run the race in vain and that my work was not useless.

Iver Larsen

----- Original Message ----- 
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Subject: [B-Greek] Phil 2:16 EIS KAUCHEMA EMOI


> Would someone help me understand how EIS KAUCHEMA EMOI ei˙ß kau/chma e˙moi« 
> should be translated?  The English versions seem to want to take it as a 
> subjective but I don't see how that could have been Paul's intention.  Yet I 
> don't know how to express it in English.
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
> Grace and Peace,
>
> Kevin Sigafoos
> ksigafoos at gmail.com
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> Rom. 11:36   For from him and through him and to him are all things. To him be 
> glory forever. Amen.
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