A case for Tινὲς instead of τίνες in Heb. 3:16
Posted: February 15th, 2022, 1:14 pm
Westcott and Hort / [NA27 variants, and all current translations]
τίνες γὰρ ἀκούσαντες παρεπίκραναν; ἀλλ' οὐ πάντες οἱ ἐξελθόντες ἐξ Αἰγύπτου διὰ Μωυσέως;
RP Byzantine Majority Text 2005 [Cf. KJV and Douay-Rheims]
Tινὲς γὰρ ἀκούσαντες παρεπίκραναν, ἀλλ’ οὐ πάντες οἱ ἐξελθόντες ἐξ Αἰγύπτου διὰ Μωϋσέως.
In favor of Byz. Cf. 1CO 8:7 -
Ἀλλ᾽ οὐκ ἐν πᾶσιν ἡ γνῶσις· τινὲς δὲ τῇ συνηθείᾳ ἕως ἄρτι τοῦ εἰδώλου ὡς εἰδωλόθυτον ἐσθίουσιν, καὶ ἡ συνείδησις αὐτῶν ἀσθενὴς οὖσα μολύνεται.
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Tίνες matches the immediate literary context of Hebrews (See Bengel's Gnomen); on the other hand, Tινὲς is more straightforward within the context of the sentence. Also, if "ἀλλ’ οὐ πάντες" implies Joshua's faithfulness, that is an excellent fit with his implied faithfulness in Heb 12:29-30,
"By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow they were drowned. By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days."
Furthermore, is it not accurate to say that Paul's usage in 1CO (Ἀλλ᾽ οὐκ ἐν πᾶσιν... τινὲς) supports the Byz. Tινὲς for Heb 3:16? This Pauline parallel usage is absent from commentaries I've consulted. Is it not relevant?
τίνες γὰρ ἀκούσαντες παρεπίκραναν; ἀλλ' οὐ πάντες οἱ ἐξελθόντες ἐξ Αἰγύπτου διὰ Μωυσέως;
RP Byzantine Majority Text 2005 [Cf. KJV and Douay-Rheims]
Tινὲς γὰρ ἀκούσαντες παρεπίκραναν, ἀλλ’ οὐ πάντες οἱ ἐξελθόντες ἐξ Αἰγύπτου διὰ Μωϋσέως.
In favor of Byz. Cf. 1CO 8:7 -
Ἀλλ᾽ οὐκ ἐν πᾶσιν ἡ γνῶσις· τινὲς δὲ τῇ συνηθείᾳ ἕως ἄρτι τοῦ εἰδώλου ὡς εἰδωλόθυτον ἐσθίουσιν, καὶ ἡ συνείδησις αὐτῶν ἀσθενὴς οὖσα μολύνεται.
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Tίνες matches the immediate literary context of Hebrews (See Bengel's Gnomen); on the other hand, Tινὲς is more straightforward within the context of the sentence. Also, if "ἀλλ’ οὐ πάντες" implies Joshua's faithfulness, that is an excellent fit with his implied faithfulness in Heb 12:29-30,
"By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow they were drowned. By faith the walls of Jericho fell, after the people had marched around them for seven days."
Furthermore, is it not accurate to say that Paul's usage in 1CO (Ἀλλ᾽ οὐκ ἐν πᾶσιν... τινὲς) supports the Byz. Tινὲς for Heb 3:16? This Pauline parallel usage is absent from commentaries I've consulted. Is it not relevant?