[B-Greek] 1Co 13:7 PANTA believe all?
Louis Sorenson
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Fri May 13 22:45:45 EDT 2011
I'd swear I had the header correct. Here is a repost under the correct Subject: 1Co 13:7 PANTA believe all?
Oun EGRAYE:
>In the examples given by Vasile for comparison I see one from 1Jn 4:1.
>However, this is a typical 'PISTEUW + dative', which does not help me
>while swimming in 'PISTEUW + accusative'.
.................
> Now, my problem is that I only recall 'PISTEUW + dative' and 'PISTEUW
> + EIS (EPI)'. Would 'accusative' belong to this group to give same
> nuance? Or should go to the direction of what NIV did? Are there any
> other examples I can see and compare other than 1Co?
>
> Oun Kwon.
>
BDAG's entry lists the accusative as the first
option. Accusative of content? The accusative is also used with the
infinitive construct:
πιστεύω (Trag.+) impf. ἐπίστευον; 1 aor. ἐπίστευσα; pf. πεπίστευκα; plpf. πεπιστεύκειν Ac 14:23 (on the omission of the augment s. B-D-F §66, 1; Mlt-H. 190). Pass.: fut. 3 pl. πιστευθήσονται Gen 42, 20; 1 aor. ἐπιστεύθην; pf. πεπίστευμαι (the word does not occur in Phlm, 2 Pt, 2 and 3J, Rv, MPol, or D. But it is a special favorite of J and 1J, where it is found 96 times and 9 times respectively; πίστις is not found in the gospel at all, and occurs in 1J only once, 5:4. Our lit. uses it quite predominantly in a transcendent sense, or at least w. w. transcendent coloring).
① to consider someth. to be true and therefore worthy of one’s trust, believe
ⓐ believe (in) someth., be convinced of someth., w. that which one believes (in) indicated
α. by acc. of thing (Soph., Oed. Rex 646 τάδε; Aristot., Analyt. Pr. 2, 23, 68b, 13 ἅπαντα; PSI 494, 14 μηθέν; UPZ 70, 29 [152/151 b.c.] π. τὰ ἐνύπνια; ApcEsdr 7:12 p. 32, 26 τὸ βιβλίον τοῦτο) ἡ ἀγάπη πάντα πιστεύει 1 Cor 13:7. πεπιστεύκαμεν τὴν ἀγάπην we believe in the love 1J 4:16. πιστεύεις τοῦτο; J 11:26b. Cp. Ac 13:41 (Hab 1:5). Pass. ἐπιστεύθη τὸ μαρτύριον ἡμῶν our testimony was believed 2 Th 1:10b (cp. Aristot., EN 10, 2 p. 1172b, 15 ἐπιστεύοντο οἱ λόγοι; Gen 42:20).
γ. by the acc. and inf. (pres. Pla., Gorg. 524a; PTebt 314, 3 [II a.d.]; 4 Macc 5:25; Jos., C. Ap. 2, 160; Just., A I, 8, 2 al.; Ath. 20, 3) πιστεύω τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ θεοῦ εἶναι τὸν Ἰησοῦν Ac 8:37b.—GMary 463, 8.—IRo 10:2.—By the inf. (Thu 2, 22, 1; Job 15:22; AscIs 2:10 εἰς οὐρανὸν ἀναβῆναι) πιστεύομεν σωθῆναι Ac 15:11 (difft. JNolland, NTS 27, ’80, 112f [inf. of result: ‘we believe (in order) to be saved’]).—By the acc. and ptc. ἐν σαρκὶ αὐτὸν πιστεύω ὄντα I believe that he was in the flesh ISm 3:1.
Louis Sorenson
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