[B-Greek] heart with condemn in 1 John
George F Somsel
gfsomsel at yahoo.com
Fri Apr 29 09:46:03 EDT 2011
There are many different words for many different things whether they be
physical or more abstract things. Different uses are evident in writings by
different persons and in different situations. Simply due to the fact that a,
perhaps more explicit, term is used in one context by one author doesn't mean
that such is the only term to be used. Such is the basis of poetic language.
If you note in BDAG it lists καρδία KARDIA as the center of "physical,
spiritual and mental life." Or, take a look at Lk 24.32 where καρδία certainly
cannot be understood as a physical organ.
αὶ εἶπαν πρὸς ἀλλήλους· οὐχὶ ἡ καρδία ἡμῶν καιομένη ἦν [ἐν ἡμῖν]ὡς ἐλάλει ἡμῖν
ἐν τῇ ὁδῷ, ὡς διήνοιγεν ἡμῖν τὰς γραφάς;
george
gfsomsel
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defend the truth till death.
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From: Ling Leung <mlj316 at gmail.com>
To: b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Thu, April 28, 2011 7:53:07 AM
Subject: [B-Greek] heart with condemn in 1 John
In 1 John 3:20-21, heart (KARDIA καρδία) is used with condemn
(KATAGINWSKW καταγινώσκω) twice. Many commentators interpret it as
something like "conscience," it is reasonable as a heart that could
condemn is very similar to conscience. However, there's another word
in Greek for conscience, and in no lexicon does KARDIA mean
conscience. Is there any similar usage of KARDIA (i.e. used with a
verb similar to KATAGINWSKW) in other Greek literatures that I could
compare with?
Many thanks,
John Lee
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hHMIN EN THi hODWi, hWS DIHNOIGEN hHMIN TAS GRAPHAS?"
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