κατὰ πολίν, Titus 1:5.
Posted: November 19th, 2013, 1:06 am
Hi All,
Firstly, I have no idea if this belongs here or in the NT Text section (so mods, please feel free to move it if you wish).
My question is this: in Titus 1:5, Paul writes: ...ἐν Κρήτῃ ἵνα τὰ λείποντα ἐπιδιορθώσῃ, καὶ καταστήσῃς κατὰ πόλιν...
I have translated this as "in Crete, so that you might further arrange those that are lacking and appoint elders in that city", but my question is, given that κατα is in this case, most probably as a reference/respect (Wallace, 377) and that πολιν is the Singular accusitive of πολις and lacking πασαν, why do most modern translations render κατὰ πολίν as "in every city" (eg, ESV).
Doesnt πολιν directly relate to Κρήτῃ? Therefore, more correctly be "that city"?
Thanks.
Firstly, I have no idea if this belongs here or in the NT Text section (so mods, please feel free to move it if you wish).
My question is this: in Titus 1:5, Paul writes: ...ἐν Κρήτῃ ἵνα τὰ λείποντα ἐπιδιορθώσῃ, καὶ καταστήσῃς κατὰ πόλιν...
I have translated this as "in Crete, so that you might further arrange those that are lacking and appoint elders in that city", but my question is, given that κατα is in this case, most probably as a reference/respect (Wallace, 377) and that πολιν is the Singular accusitive of πολις and lacking πασαν, why do most modern translations render κατὰ πολίν as "in every city" (eg, ESV).
Doesnt πολιν directly relate to Κρήτῃ? Therefore, more correctly be "that city"?
Thanks.