Gal. 5:16 -- OU MH TELESHTE

From: Justin Winger (jwinger@westmont.edu)
Date: Wed Jul 15 1998 - 01:34:19 EDT


Hello all,
        I was wondering if anybody has any insight into why the NRSV
translators chose to translate Galatians 5:16 (LEGW DE, PNEUMATI PERIPATEITE
KAI EPIQUMIAN SARKOS OU MH TELESHTE) as "Live by the Spirit, I say, and do
not gratify the desires of the flesh."? Zerwick says that TELESHTE is an
aorist subjunctive and that the OU MH with the aorist subjunctive is an
emphatic negative of future reference. Hence the translation should be
(according to Zerwick) much like the NASB: "But I say, walk by the Spirit,
and you *will not* carry out the desire of the flesh." I am a lurker on the
list and really rusty in my Greek, especially when it comes to things like
grammatical rules for OU MH + an aorist subjunctive. The question: should
OU MH TELESHTE be translated "do not carry out/gratify" or "you will not
carry out/gratify"? There is obviously a huge difference in interpretation
of this particular passage with two totally different meanings. Thanks.

Justin

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