[B-Greek] Revisiting John 9:3
George F Somsel
gfsomsel at yahoo.com
Sat Feb 26 14:24:07 EST 2011
3 ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς· οὔτε οὗτος ἥμαρτεν οὔτε οἱ γονεῖς αὐτοῦ, ἀλλʼ ἵνα φανερωθῇ τὰ
ἔργα τοῦ θεοῦ ἐν αὐτῷ. 4ἡμᾶς δεῖ ἐργάζεσθαι τὰ ἔργα τοῦ πέμψαντός με ἕως ἡμέρα
ἐστίν· ἔρχεται νὺξ ὅτε οὐδεὶς δύναται ἐργάζεσθαι. 5ὅταν ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ ὦ, φῶς εἰμι
τοῦ κόσμου. 6ταῦτα εἰπὼν ἔπτυσεν χαμαὶ καὶ ἐποίησεν πηλὸν ἐκ τοῦ πτύσματος καὶ
ἐπέχρισεν αὐτοῦ τὸν πηλὸν ἐπὶ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς
3 APEKRIQH IHSOUS, "OUTE hOUTOS hHMARTEN OUTE hOI GONEIS AUTOU, ALL' hINA
FANEROQHi TA ERGA TOU QEOU EN AUTWi 4 hHMAS DEI ERGAZESQAI TA ERGA TOU PEMYANTOS
ME hEWS hHMERA ESTIN; ERXETAI NUC hOTE OUDEIS DUNATAI ERGAZESQAI 5 hOTAN EN TWi
KOSMWi W, FWS EIMI TOU KOSMOU." 6 TAUTA EIPWN EPW EPTUSEN XAMAI KAI EPOIHSEN
PHLON EK TOU PTUSMATOS KAI EPEXRISEN AUTOU TON PHLON EPI TOUS OFQALMOUS.
I don't think that "Nevertheless ..." would quite express it properly. It is a
contrast with that which has just been stated, not a concession which
"nevertheless" implies.
"Ἀλλάis primarily used in the creation of point/counterpoint, and is therefore
treated more fully in §4.3. The purpose of the discussion here is to discuss the
semantic constraints that it brings to bear on the element that it introduces.
bdag describe it as an adversative particle "indicating a difference with or
contrast to what precedes, in the case of individual clauses as well as whole
sentences." Recall the comments made earlier about contrast being
context-dependent, and not a quality of the connective. Ἀλλάis often used
following a negated clause to p 75 introduce a positive alternative. On this
basis, ἀλλάis nearly always used in the presence of contrast, serving to sharpen
it."
Runge, Steven E. A Discourse Grammar of the Greek New Testament: A Practical
Introduction for Teaching and Exegesis, p 75. Bellingham, WA: Logos Research
Systems, Inc., 2010.
The reference cited in this section (§4.3) might give you more information, but
it isn't as amenable to copying.
george
gfsomsel
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learn truth, love truth, speak the truth, hold the truth,
defend the truth till death.
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From: Blue Meeksbay <bluemeeksbay at yahoo.com>
To: b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Sat, February 26, 2011 12:04:45 PM
Subject: [B-Greek] Revisiting John 9:3
Sorry, I do not know why sometimes my posts get turned topsy-turvy. I will try
again.
JOHN 9:3-6 APEKRIQH IHSOUS• OUTE hOUTOS hHMARTEN OUTE hOI GONEIS AUTOU. ALL᾽
hINA FANERWQHi TA ERGA TOU QEOU EN AUTWi, EME DEI ERGAZESQAI TA ERGA TOU
PEMYANTOS ME hEWS hHMERA ESTIN• ERCETAI NUX, hOTE OUDEIS DUNATAI ERGAZESQAI.
hOTAN EN TWi KOSMWi W, FWS EIMI TOU KOSMOU. TAUTA EIPWN, EPTUSEN CAMAI, KAI
EPOIHSEN PHLON EK TOU PTUSMATOS, KAI EPECRISEN TON PHLON EPI TOUS OFQALMOUS TOU
TUFLOU (BYZ)
Forgive me if this is a silly question, but one cannot learn if one does not ask
questions. I realize this might be awkward, but why cannot we construe verse 4
to be the main clause for ALL᾽ hINA FANERWQHi TA ERGA TOU QEOU EN AUTWi ? This
way one would take *ALL᾽ hINA...* as a result clause. It would then read
something like this –
Jesus answered, "Neither this man nor his parents sinned! Nevertheless, so
that the works of God might be fully shown in him, it is necessary for me to
work, (while it is day), the work of the one who sent me, (for when the night
comes no one will be able to work). As long as I am in the world, I am the light
of the world. Having said these things, he spit on the ground and made clay out
of the saliva… etc.
Or,
Jesus answered, "Neither this man nor his parents sinned! Nevertheless, so
that the works of God might be revealed in him, it becomes essential for me to
work the work of the one who sent me while it is still day, (for when the night
comes no one will be able to work). As long as I am in the world, I am the light
of the world. Having said these things, he spit on the ground and made clay out
of the saliva… etc.
Since no one has understood it this way, I assume I am forgetting something.
Blue Harris
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