[B-Greek] Romans 13:3

Philemon Zachariou ntgreek at att.net
Tue May 31 02:44:23 EDT 2011


Andrew,

The Greek text reads,

... θέλεις δὲ μὴ φοβεῖσθαι τὴν ἐξουσίαν;

There is a question mark at the end of this clause. But even without the question mark, this part of the verse would only sound right as a question. To read it otherwise, i.e., as a declarative statement, would sound like a bad advice.

Blessings,

Philemon Zachariou


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From: A. J. Birch <AJB1212 at ono.com>
To: B-Greek <b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, May 30, 2011 11:13 PM
Subject: [B-Greek] Romans 13:3

"hOI GAR ARCONTES OUK EISIN FOBOS TWi AGAQWi ERGWi ALLA TWi KAKWi. QELEIS DE MH FOBEISQAI THN EXOUSIAN· TO AGAQON POIEI, KAI hEXEIS EPAINON EX AUTHS" (Romans 13:3).

The second part of this verse is punctuated as a statement. Is it more likely to be a statement or a question?

Thankyou,

Andrew J. Birch
Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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