[B-Greek] John 11:4 and the Middle/Passive of DOXAZW
Bryant J. Williams III
bjwvmw at com-pair.net
Fri Feb 18 21:45:17 EST 2011
Dear List,
I am curious about the following:
Ἀκούσας δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν, Αὕτη ἡ ἀσθένεια οὐκ ἔστιν πρὸς θάνατον, ἀλλʼ ὑπὲρ τῆς
δόξης τοῦ θεοῦ, ἵνα δοξασθῇ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ διʼ αὐτῆς.
AKOUSAS DE hO IHSOUS EIPEN, AUTH hH ASQENEIA OUK ESTIN PROS QANATON, ALL' hUPER
DOXHS TOU QEOU, hINA DOXASQHi hO hOIOS TOU QEOU DI' AUTHS.
My question concerns δοξασθῇ DOXASQHi. The lexicons give it as Aorist Passive
Subjunctive 3rd Person Singular. Thus, after hINA + Subjunctive we have a
purpose clause, but my question is it really a Passive or more like a
Middle/Passive giving it the idea of "for the purpose of the Son of God
glorified in Himself through it"? This may be a stretch, but with the QH ending
I really wonder if this is not a Middle.
En Xristwi,
Rev. Bryant J. Williams III
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