NOW I think I do understand you. Apart from the curious theoretical
question regarding whether Paul would have urged anyone to talk or sing to
himself (my wife says that the only way to be sure you get the right
answers is to put the question to yourself), I don't think the manner of
doing it is problematic: I think the SINGULAR imperative, probably in the
3rd sg., would be most appropriate here: hEKASTOS hEAUTWi (/PROS hEAUTON)
LALEITW/AiDETW/DIALEGESQAI; cf. 1 Thess 4:3-4 where the idea is expressed
in an infinitive phrase in vs. 4: (3) TOUTO GAR ESTIN QELHMA TOU QEOU, hO
hAGIASMOS hUMWN, APECESQAI hUMAS APO THS PORNEIAS, (4) EIDENAI hEKASTON
hUMWN TO hEAUTOU SKEUOS KTASQAI EN hAGIASMWi KAI TIMHi ... Note that he's
still addressing everybody and urging everybody in the community to behave
thus, but they are urged to act thus individually.
Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University
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