[B-Greek] Ephesians 5:31c
Iver Larsen
iver_larsen at sil.org
Thu Mar 25 00:36:21 EST 2004
> 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"?
Mitch, since you are interested in both the Greek language and what a text
means as expressed in normal English, I suggest you get yourself a copy of
both the Good News Bible and the New Living Translation.
For this verse GNB has "and the two will become one". NLT says: "and the two
are united into one". Obviously, they do not become one person, but ought to
form a close unit.
Iver Larsen
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