[B-Greek] Acts 26:23
Mark Lightman
lightmanmark at yahoo.com
Tue Jan 11 21:05:08 EST 2011
Hi, Richard,
After verbs of declaring (in this case MARTUROMAI) εἰ (EI) can mean "that,"
pretty much the same as hOTI. Your second translation captures the sense just
fine. There is nothing conditional about either εἰ here.
Mark L
Φωσφορος
FWSFOROS MARKOS
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From: Richard Smith <rbs58 at comcast.net>
To: b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Tue, January 11, 2011 5:50:00 PM
Subject: [B-Greek] Acts 26:23
I would like to read your thoughts on how to understand the construction EI
PAQHTOS...EI PRWTOS..., FWS MELLEI KATAGGELLEIN.
If the Christ can suffer, if the first of the resurrection, (then) he is about
to proclaim light
That the Christ can suffer, that the first, (therefore) he is about to proclaim
It seems to me that the translations are in all directions trying to convey the
sense of this construction. I looked in Robertson's Word Pictures but that
explanation did not help me understand the connection between the subordinate
clauses and the main clause, not to mention the connection with verse 22 (hOI
PROFHTAI ELALHSAN MELLONTWN GINESQAI).
Thank you,
Richard Smith
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