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Function of "ἐξ" and "ἐν" in Luke 10:27

Posted: March 25th, 2014, 3:44 am
by James Cuénod
The relevant portion of Luke 10:27
ἀγαπήσεις κύριον τὸν θεόν σου ἐξ ὅλης [τῆς] καρδίας σου καὶ ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ ψυχῇ σου καὶ ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ ἰσχύϊ σου καὶ ἐν ὅλῃ τῇ διανοίᾳ σου

I understand the instrumental use of ἐν (which is basically what I see going on here) but I'm interested in the function of ἐξ specifically in contrast to ἐν.

Re: Function of "ἐξ" and "ἐν" in Luke 10:27

Posted: March 25th, 2014, 4:56 am
by Stephen Carlson
Perhaps source. The meanings are pretty and regardless of their nuances the meaning is pretty clear. Deut 6:5 LXX uses ἐξ ὅλης throughout and only has the first three substantives, with δύναμις instead for the third one.