From: Jonathan Robie (jwrobie@mindspring.com)
Date: Mon Feb 03 1997 - 08:25:20 EST
Ephesians 3:4 PROS hO DUNASQE ANAGINWSKONTES NOHSAI THN SUNESIN MOU
Sorry, but OU DUNASKW ANAGINWSKEIN. At least, I'd like a little confirmation
that I'm reading it correctly. I'm reading it like this:
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PROS
hO DUNASQE ANAGINWSKONTES NOHSAI
THN SUNESIN MOU
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The last phrase, THN SUNESIN MOU, is fairly clear. If my phrasing is
correct, then this leaves a few questions:
1. hO DUNASQE ANAGINWSKONTES NOHSAI. This parsing makes sense to me: "the
your-being-able during-the-reading to-contemplate". Is it correct? My grasp
of infinitives and participles is still pretty weak! Robertson says that the
ANAGINWSKONTES implies that the letter will be read in public - does it
really, or could it apply equally to reading in private?
2. PROS. Several of the senses in Louw and Nida seem reasonable:
89.60 for (purpose) - "the mystery was made known to me through a
revelation, as I have already written briefly, *in order that* when it is
read you will be able to contemplate...". Paul wrote previously in order
that they would be able to grasp the understanding that was revealed to him
when they read.
89.44 end in (result) - "the mystery was *made known to me* through a
revelation, as I have already written briefly, *with the result that* when
it is read you will be able to contemplate...". The result of the mystery
being made known to Paul is that they too may grasp Paul's understanding
when they read. This seems to fit the context well. Another, more boring
interpretation, is that he wrote it, with the result that they can read it,
but that doesn't seem likely.
67.16 at (time) - "the mystery was made known to me through a revelation, as
I have already written briefly, so that *at* the reading you will be able to
contemplate..."
What are the PROS and cons of these different readings?
Jonathan
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