Re: PARAGETAI in 1 John 2:8, 17

S. M. Baugh (smbaugh@fia.net)
Wed, 05 Mar 1997 12:49:38 -0800

Question: Why is PARAGETAI ("is passing away") in 1 John 2:8 and 17
evaluated as passive by BAGD and LSJ? Its meaning seems so middle to me
unless there is some causation: "is led off," "is forced to disappear."
Curiously, the active form has both an active and intransitive meaning
(e.g., 1 Cor. 7:31). Is this just another sign of AGW's flexibility? Any
ideas, Kratistoi Grammateis?

Thanks,
S. M. Baugh
Westminster Theological Seminary
in California