[B-Greek] Ephesians 5:31c
A. Philip Brown II
pbrown at GBS.EDU
Wed Mar 24 20:21:03 EST 2004
Hi, Mitch,
The Hebrew construction HaYaH + L often means "to become." The standard LXX
translation of the verb HaYaH is EIMI and of the Hebrew preposition L is
EIS.
Since the form of HaYaH indicates a future time in Gen. 2:24 (which is being
quoted in Eph. 5:31), the LXX used the future form of EIMI. Hence ESONTAI +
EIS is a translational idiom meaning 'shall become'
Philip Brown
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Subject: [B-Greek] Ephesians 5:31c
KAI ESONTAI hOI DUO EIS SARKA MIAN
I have 3 questions in this short clause.
1. Why the future of EIMI used here instead of the
future of GINOMAI? Most translate ESONTAI as "shall
become." It seems that the idea is that the two (man
and woman) become something new/different, which would
be better represented with GINOMAI than EIMI, right?
2. How should EIS be translated? "As" one flesh?
3. SARX must have some metaphorical usage here. What
really does "flesh" mean in this context? Does SARX
here mean as one "person"?
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Mitch Larramore
Spring Branch, Texas
Student/Memorial High School
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