[B-Greek] 2 Corinthians 13:5

George F Somsel gfsomsel at yahoo.com
Fri May 6 21:14:42 EDT 2011


I think it is significant that the verb here is πειράζω PEIRAZW "to test."  
When combined with a clause beginning with εἰ EI it signifies that which one is 
seeking to discover -- in this case εἰ ἐστὲ ἐν τῇ πίστει EI ESTE EN THi 
PISTEI which might be Englished as "whether you are in the faith."  As regards 
"to see", this may not be in the actual text but, as that which one is seeking 
to discover, it is rather implicit since one tests in order to discover a 
result.

 george
gfsomsel 


… search for truth, hear truth, 
learn truth, love truth, speak the truth, hold the truth, 
defend the truth till death.


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From: Robert Campanaro <rcampanaro at comcast.net>
To: b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Fri, May 6, 2011 3:59:05 PM
Subject: [B-Greek] 2 Corinthians 13:5

Greetings,

2 Corinthians 13:5:

Εαυτους πειραζετε ει εστε εν τη πιστει
EAUTOUS PEIRAZETE EI ESTE EN TH PISTEI

Every translation I have access to online since my Bible Works has  
been down, translates this passage with something to the effect of  
"test yourselves to see if you are in the faith." It seems to me that  
in this passage, you have a condition of the first class with the  
apodosis placed before the protasis. And the words "to see" are  
nowhere in the text. Might this be better translated simply as "If you  
are in the faith, then test yourselves?"

Thanks.

Robert Campanaro
Coatesville, PA

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