[B-Greek] 1 Peter 2:8b
Carl W. Conrad
cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Sun Mar 21 13:45:50 EST 2004
At 7:06 AM -0800 3/21/04, Mitch Larramore wrote:
>KAI LIQOS PROSKOMMATOS KAI PETRA SKANDALOU. hOI
>PROSKOPTOUSIN TWi LOGWi APEIQOUNTES, EIS hO KAI
>ETEQHSAN
>
>The final phrase EIS hO KAI ETEQHSAN is of interest to
>me. After reading some of Dr. Conrad's comments
>regarding the QH- forms, it seems hugh how one takes
>this, either middle or passive in meaning. How does
>one go about deciding which sense is best taken
>here...middle or passive... on purely grammatical grounds?
One must use one's judgment as well as look at comparable expressions. Here
one may compare 1 Tim 2:7, 2 Tim 1:11. I think ETEQHSAN here is pretty
clearly passive: "to which they were appointed/destined."
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Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Emeritus)
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