From: Clwinbery@aol.com
Date: Wed Nov 21 2001 - 08:38:09 EST
In a message dated 11/21/01 5:11:44 AM, TimFrancis@excite.com writes:
>I have very little Greek, but can read it with the help of a parallel
>text. I am trying to decipher 'dinatai' for 'cannot'. (This is where
>Jesus says to his listeners that unless a man be born again, he 'cannot'
>enter the Kingdom of Heaven. What does the 'cannot' mean. As far as I
>can tell from parallel texts and dictionaries, 'dinatai' means cannot in
>the sense of 'have not the power', 'not strong enough'. Is this right?
> I
>need some clarification for a PhD thesis I am writing which involves
>analysis of Luther's translation.
Louw & Nida has an entry for DUNAMAI as follows
74.5 DUNAMAI; DUNATEW: (derivatives of DUNAMIS "ability," (74.) to be able to
do or to experience something -- "can, to be able to."
DUNAMAI: OUDEIS DUNATAI DUSI KURIOIS DOULEUEIN "no one can serve two masters"
Mt. 6:24.
This is also one of the verbs that occurs only in the middle, probably
meaning something like, "is not able (of himself) to enter the Kingdom."
Carlton Winbery
Louisana College
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