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Philippians 1 - παράκλησις, παραμύθιον, σπλάγχνα, οἰκτιρμοί

Posted: May 21st, 2012, 12:25 pm
by Jonathan Robie
Philippians 1 wrote:Εἴ τις οὖν παράκλησις ἐν Χριστῷ, εἴ τι παραμύθιον ἀγάπης, εἴ τις κοινωνία πνεύματος, εἴ τις σπλάγχνα καὶ οἰκτιρμοί
Can someone help me sort out the distinctions being made between παράκλησις, παραμύθιον, σπλάγχνα, and οἰκτιρμοί in this verse?

Is παράκλησις 'encouragement' or 'exhortation' here? Are both equally likely?

Re: Philippians 1 - παράκλησις, παραμύθιον, σπλάγχνα, οἰκτιρ

Posted: May 22nd, 2012, 11:39 am
by cwconrad
Jonathan Robie wrote:
Philippians 1 wrote:Εἴ τις οὖν παράκλησις ἐν Χριστῷ, εἴ τι παραμύθιον ἀγάπης, εἴ τις κοινωνία πνεύματος, εἴ τις σπλάγχνα καὶ οἰκτιρμοί
Can someone help me sort out the distinctions being made between παράκλησις, παραμύθιον, σπλάγχνα, and οἰκτιρμοί in this verse?

Is παράκλησις 'encouragement' or 'exhortation' here? Are both equally likely?
I'm not convinced that what's being expressed in the text is deliberately nuanced; I think it's more-or-less synonymous notions collaborating for rhetorical impact: "comfort, consolation, compassion, pity." Together they say something like, "Unless you are altogether heartless, ... "

Re: Philippians 1 - παράκλησις, παραμύθιον, σπλάγχνα, οἰκτιρ

Posted: May 23rd, 2012, 9:44 am
by Jonathan Robie
cwconrad wrote:I'm not convinced that what's being expressed in the text is deliberately nuanced; I think it's more-or-less synonymous notions collaborating for rhetorical impact: "comfort, consolation, compassion, pity." Together they say something like, "Unless you are altogether heartless, ... "
That's helpful. I'm more likely to over-analyze when I'm reading in Greek ...