ἐπιλανθάνομαἰ in Phil 3:13, Does 'forget' do it?
Posted: May 15th, 2017, 12:05 pm
"ἓν δέ, τὰ μὲν ὀπίσω ἐπιλανθανόμενος τοῖς δὲ ἔμπροσθεν ἐπεκτεινόμενος," — Φιλιππησίους 3·13
In terms of how best to translate, it seem to me in English we don't say, "forget the things behind us", we say things like, "don't dwell on the past", "not be nostalgic", "no reminisce about things in the past".
The verse istm means "I will not dwell on past things, but focus forward."
I'm playing around with: "looking behind" or "focusing/dwelling on what's behind/the past"
"dwell" is an interesting semantic domain. It surely includes what you are "mindful" of/remembering (ie. not forgetting).
The only translations I found that don't use "forget" are:
"I don't look back": God's Word (GW)/Names of God Bible (NOG)
"I leave the past behind": JBPhillips
"I'm not turning back": The Message
"I’m leaving my old life behind": The Voice
Thoughts?
In terms of how best to translate, it seem to me in English we don't say, "forget the things behind us", we say things like, "don't dwell on the past", "not be nostalgic", "no reminisce about things in the past".
The verse istm means "I will not dwell on past things, but focus forward."
I'm playing around with: "looking behind" or "focusing/dwelling on what's behind/the past"
"dwell" is an interesting semantic domain. It surely includes what you are "mindful" of/remembering (ie. not forgetting).
The only translations I found that don't use "forget" are:
"I don't look back": God's Word (GW)/Names of God Bible (NOG)
"I leave the past behind": JBPhillips
"I'm not turning back": The Message
"I’m leaving my old life behind": The Voice
Thoughts?