PROS and Porter
Wes.Williams@twcable.com
Thu, 19 Sep 96 17:06:34 MST
Porter's Idioms develops a section on how PROS ALWAYS has the sense of
direction towards something, and then applies it to John 1:1 as if
they were facing one another. His argument is convincing from the
particular samples he uses, but in considering samples he does NOT
use, I do not think PROS always has this meaning, nor does it
necessarily _in itself_ imply a close relationship in light of the
following samples from each of the other three synoptics [to borrow
phraseology from the BAPTIZW thread, it is not a "slam dunk"]:
NIV Matthew 13:56 Aren't all his sisters with us?
UBS4 KAI hAI ADELFAI AUTOU PASAI PROS hHMAS eisin;
NIV Mark 9:19 "O unbelieving generation, how long shall I stay with
you?
UBS4 W GENEA APISTOS hEWS POTE PROS hUMAS ESOMAI;
NIV Luke 24:44 "This is what I told you while I was still with you:
UBS4 hOUTOI hOI LOGOI MOU hOUS ELALHSA PROS hUMAS ETI
From where does PROS get the meaning of a generic "with"?
Wes Williams