Wayne Price wrote: I'm having a problem with the way the Greek verb ANAPAUW is translated in 1 Peter 4:14. This word is found twelve times in the N.T.: Matthew 11:28; 26:45; Mark 6:31; 14:41; Luke 12:19; 1 Cor. 16:18; 2 Cor. 7:13; Philemon 7, 20; Rev. 6:11, 14:13; and of course, here in 1 Peter 4:14. The basic meaning of the term appears to be "rest, refresh" in all of these contexts. Vine's says "in the middle voice it means to take or enjoy rest". Question? In view of the fact that this verb means "to refresh, or give rest," why is it translated in 1 Pet. 4:14 with the meaning of "sits upon" (i.e. is located upon) persons? "To refresh" and "to be placed upon" are not synonymous, correct? What goes here? Wayne, It's interesting that you bring up this reference because I'm working on an exegetical paper on 1 Pet. 4:12-19 (I undoubtedly will ask a few questions myself). I checked BAGD on this word, but didn't copy it down because the entry did not strike me as helpful. In the Friberg lexicon (a BAGD look-a-like on Bible Works 4.0), it lists this entry under ANAPAUW: (3) fig. w. EPI, of the Spirit's resting place remain on, continue to be with (1P 4.14). The phrasing in 1 Peter comes from Isa. 11:2, KAI ANAPAUSETAI EP' AUTON PNEUMA TOU QEOU. The Hebrew of this verse uses the verb Nuach (sorry, I don't know how to transliterate Hebrew), which has a meaning of "to rest, settle down, and remain" according to BDB. Hope that helps, Jonathan Boyd ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. --- B-Greek home page: http://metalab.unc.edu/bgreek You are currently subscribed to b-greek as: [jwrobie@mindspring.com] To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-b-greek-327Q@franklin.oit.unc.edu To subscribe, send a message to subscribe-b-greek@franklin.oit.unc.edu