[B-Greek] Jam 3:7 FUSIS

George F Somsel gfsomsel at yahoo.com
Mon Mar 14 23:46:00 EDT 2011


It isn't necessary, or particularly desirable, to understand φύσις FUSIS to 
have the same significance in each usage.  We don't do this in English, and I 
rather suspect that almost no language always uses a word in the same sense.  In 
the first instance I would suggest that it be understood in the sense of 
"species" -- "for every species of animal" (list).  In the second case, probably 
"disposition" would be a better choice.

 george
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From: Oun Kwon <kwonbbl at gmail.com>
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Sent: Mon, March 14, 2011 7:15:27 PM
Subject: [B-Greek] Jam 3:7 FUSIS

Jam 3:7    πᾶσα γὰρ φύσις θηρίων
    τε καὶ πετεινῶν ἑρπετῶν τε καὶ ἐναλίων
    δαμάζεται καὶ δεδάμασται
    τῇ φύσει τῇ ἀνθρωπίνῃ:

PASA GAR FUSIS QHRIWN TE KAI PETEINWN ERPETWN TE KAI ENALIWN
DAMAZETAI THi FUSEI THi ANQRWPINHi

The sense of this verse is quite simple. However, what sense the word
FUSIS in this verse carries? I like to see what it means by saying
'PASA FUSIS' (?all nature of such creatures) and 'TH FUSEI THi
ANQRWPINHi' (? by those partaking the nature of man').  It would be
much easier for me if I find the Greek text with this FUSIS, e.g. by
simply saying 'the creatures' and 'by man'  (e.g. hUPO~).

Thank you for your help.

Oun Kwon
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