[B-Greek] Hebrews 2:3

Carl Conrad cwconrad2 at mac.com
Wed Jan 26 12:04:58 EST 2011


On Jan 26, 2011, at 11:11 AM, Carl Conrad wrote:

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> From: "Shumaker, Dave" <DShumaker at bbc.edu>
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> Subject: Hebrews 2:3
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> Can any one help me with the syntax of labousa laleisqai (Hebrews 2:3).  I understand how it is translated, I just can't seem to find a satisfying syntactical explanation.
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> Any help is appreciated.

Text: Heb. 2:3 πῶς ἡμεῖς ἐκφευξόμεθα τηλικαύτης ἀμελήσαντες σωτηρίας, ἥτις ἀρχὴν λαβοῦσα λαλεῖσθαι διὰ τοῦ κυρίου ὑπὸ τῶν ἀκουσάντων εἰς ἡμᾶς ἐβεβαιώθη, 
[Heb. 2:3 PWS hHMEIS EKFEUXOMEQA THLIKAUTHS AMELHSANTES SWTHRIAS, hHTIS ARCHN LABOUSA LALEISQAI DIA TOU KURIOU hUPO TWN AKOUSANTWN EIS hHMAS EBEBAIWQH, ]

I'd say that the curious phrasing here ἀρχὴν λαβοῦσα λαλεῖσθαι [ARCHN LABOUSA LALEISQAI] "got its start of being spoken" is a periphrassis for ἤρξατο λαλεῖσθαι HRXATO LALEISQAI or ἐλαλήθη τὸ πρῶτον [ELALHQH TO PRWTON]


Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)






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