[b-greek] Re: ECONTES in rom 8.23

From: Manolis Nikolaou (aei_didaskomenos@hotmail.com)
Date: Sun Mar 24 2002 - 10:58:35 EST


> Rom 8.23: OU MONON DE, ALLA\ KAI AUTOI THN APARCHN TOU PNEUMATOS ECONTES,
> hHMEIS KAI AUTOI EN hEAUTOIS STENAZOMEN hUIOQESIAN APEKDECOMENOI, THN
> APOLUTRWSIN TOU SWMATOS hHMWN.
>
> It seems that KAI AUTOI are emphatic, being repeated later in the sentence.
> My trouble is in understanding ECONTES. Is it adjectival, qualifying AUTOI
> (or implied hHMEIS, which is explicit later in the sentence)? Or is it
> adverbial, modifying STENAZOMEN? Or does it have a function that I have
> overlooked?
> ============
>
> Steven Lo Vullo
> Madison, WI
> slovullo@mac.com

ECONTES works as an adversative participle in this case (= although we
have).

Regards,
Manolis Nikolaou


   


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