[B-Greek] 1 Timothy 2:4-5
Beata Urbanek
beata.urbanek at op.pl
Tue Mar 8 05:18:21 EST 2011
Could I therefore say that GAR connects the two sentences very closely? That
we cannot really divide them? Or the connection is quite loose?
I'd appreciate thoughts about QELW from other people as well.
Beata Urbanek
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> Thank you, George.
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> Beata Urbanek
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> From: George F Somsel
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> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 5:39 PM
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> It means that Robertson was correct when saying that the main use of γάρ
> GAR is to explain what has already been stated.
>
> george
> gfsomsel
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> … search for truth, hear truth,
> learn truth, love truth, speak the truth, hold the truth,
> defend the truth till death.
>
>
>
> - Jan Hus
> _________
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> From: Beata Urbanek <beata.urbanek at op.pl>
> To: George F Somsel <gfsomsel at yahoo.com>; B-Greek at lists.ibiblio.org
> Sent: Mon, March 7, 2011 9:11:30 AM
> Subject: Re: [B-Greek] 1 Timothy 2:4-5
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> Thanks, George.
>
> I'm not sure I understand this sentence (even with the help of
> English-Polish dictionary):
> "Robertson's 'explanatory' assertion has largely been confirmed as the
> core constraint of γάρ in modern linguistic treatements."
> Could you explain it to me, please?
>
> Beata Urbanek
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: George F Somsel
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> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2011 4:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [B-Greek] 1 Timothy 2:4-5
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> 4 ὃς πάντας ἀνθρωπους θέλει σωθῆναι καὶ εἰς ἐπίγνωσιν
> ἀληθείας ἐλθεῖν.
> 5 Εἷς γὰρ θεός,
> εἷς καὶ μεσίτης θεοῦ καὶ ἀνθρώπων,
> ἄνθρωπος Χριστὸς Ἰησοῦς
>
> 4 hOS PANTAS ANQRWPOUS QELEI SWQHNAI KAI EIS EPIGNWSIN ALHQEIAS ELQEIN.
> 5 hEIS GAR QEOS,
> hEIS KAI MESITHS QEOU KAI ANQRWPWN,
> ANQRWPOS XRISTOS IHSOUS
>
> First, let us dispose of γάρ GAR. I've found Steve Runge's _Discourse
> Grammar of the Greek New Testament_ to be helpful particularly with regard
> to some of the conjunctions. He notes that while Wallace and Young
> indicate that γάρ GAR is both coordinating and subordinating that
>
> "Robertson's 'explanatory' assertion has largely been confirmed as the
> core constraint of γάρ in modern linguistic treatements."
>
> And,
>
> "Where it occurs in narrative proper, the proposition introduced by γάρ
> fleshes out some aspect of what precedes. It may be in the form of
> background information; it may introduce the reason or rationale for some
> preceding action or state."
>
>
> Regarding βούλομαι BOULOMAI and θέλω QELW, it seems that the
> difference BDAG indicates is that θέλω QELW indicates a wish or desire
> while βούλομαι BOULOMAI not only indicates a desire but a plan. I am not
> sure that I agree with this -- particularly with regard to this passage.
> Here it would seem that what is indicated is precisely that God's wish is
> then carried out -- that is to say, a plan is executed.
>
>
> george
> gfsomsel
>
>
>
> … search for truth, hear truth,
> learn truth, love truth, speak the truth, hold the truth,
> defend the truth till death.
>
>
>
> - Jan Hus
> _________
>
>
>
>
>
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> From: Beata Urbanek <beata.urbanek at op.pl>
> To: B-Greek at lists.ibiblio.org
> Sent: Mon, March 7, 2011 2:35:51 AM
> Subject: [B-Greek] 1 Timothy 2:4-5
>
> Dear B-Greekers,
>
> the text:
> 4. hOS PANTAS ANQWRWPOUS QELEI SWQHNAI KAI EIS EPIGNQSIN ALHQEIAS
> ELQEIN
> 5. hEIS GAR QEOS hEIS KAI MESITHS QEOU KAI ANQRWPWN ANQRWPOS CRISTOS
> IHSOUS
>
> My questions concerns two words.
> 1. QELW
> In an article I read an interpretation that there is a distinction
> between QELW and BOULOMAI here. So, the text says that it's God's wish,
> that He simply wants all the people to have all they need to be saved. In
> other words that it's a wish off his heart and not a decision of his will.
> Can we say that on tha base of the meaning of the verbs?
> Thayer says: "As respects the distinction between βούλομαι and θέλω,
> the former seems to designate the will which follows deliberation, the
> latter the will which proceeds from inclination". There is also a reverse
> of this distinction.
> BDAG has a few meanings of QELW:
> a. to have a desire for something, wish to have, desire, want
> b. to have someth. in mind for oneself, of purpose, resolve, will,
> wish, want, be ready
> BDAG doesn't refer to 1 Tim 2:4.
> At BOULOMAI BDAG cites BDF - there is no difference in meaning between
> the verbs.
>
> What do you think?
>
> 2. GAR
> Is GAR here explicative (as BDAG suggests) or it gives the reason? This
> is the more important question to me. What is the connection between the
> verses 4 and 5?
>
> Beata Urbanek
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