[b-greek] Re: CWRISQHi

From: Maurice A. O'Sullivan (mauros@iol.ie)
Date: Fri Aug 04 2000 - 12:37:12 EDT


<x-flowed>At 16:41 04/08/00, Mark Wilson wrote:
>1 Cor. 7:11
>
>EAN DE KAI CWRISQHi
>
>“But if she does depart”
>
>I can not understand why CWRISQHi is translated as an Active when it is a
>Passive from CWRIZW.
  Mark:
In one word -- idiom.

Here is part of the entry from BAGD
pass.—a. separate (oneself) , be separated of divorce . Oft. in marriage
contracts in the pap.
AP' ALLHLWN CWRISQHNAI

In English, does one say " those two people divorced a year ago " , or "
they were divorced a year ago " ?

BTW, I wonder from which translation you are taking " depart " --- all four
I cite below choose the idea of "separation" rather than a neutral " depart
" ( very much in accord with the BAGD listing )

   (but if she does separate, NRSV
   should not separate from her husband 7:11 (but if she does, RSV
or if she has already left him, NJB
-and if she does separate NAB
Maurice A. O'Sullivan [ Bray, Ireland ]
mauros@iol.ie

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