From: Christopher Hutson (crhutson@salisbury.net)
Date: Tue Jul 25 2000 - 22:35:54 EDT
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April Vanbibber asked about 1 Cor. 10:13:<BR>
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> In the last phrase THN EKBASIN TOU DUNASTHAI hUPENEKEIN, does He provide<BR>
> a way out of the temptation SO THAT we will be able to endure, or (as I'm<BR>
> thinking) is the ability to endure, itself, the way out?<BR>
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April, <BR>
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I think your first option is better. An articular infinitive in the genitive case often expresses purpose. See BDF §400(5), or any other standard grammar you have handy. For your inference about endurance, you would have a stronger case if the passage actually mentioned endurance.<BR>
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Happy studies,<BR>
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XPIC<BR>
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