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πρὸ τοῦ γὰρ ἐλθεῖν τινα (Gal 2:12)

Posted: May 25th, 2021, 6:01 am
by Gregory Hartzler-Miller
πρὸ τοῦ γὰρ ἐλθεῖν τινας ἀπὸ Ἰακώβου μετὰ τῶν ἐθνῶν συνήσθιεν·

This sentence presents us with both 1) a definite article: τοῦ... ἀπὸ Ἰακώβου and 2) an indefinite pronoun: τινας ἀπὸ Ἰακώβου

How do these two interact?

Could this be translated "some of the ones from James came..."? (Or maybe "the ones came, some from James...")

Re: πρὸ τοῦ γὰρ ἐλθεῖν τινα (Gal 2:12)

Posted: May 25th, 2021, 6:07 am
by Stephen Carlson
They don’t. πρὸ τοῦ ... ἐλθεῖν is an articular infinitive.

Re: πρὸ τοῦ γὰρ ἐλθεῖν τινα (Gal 2:12)

Posted: May 25th, 2021, 6:19 am
by Gregory Hartzler-Miller
Thanks.