Re: Rom. 4:18

From: Jonathan Robie (jonathan@texcel.no)
Date: Thu Jan 08 1998 - 07:21:22 EST


At 07:40 AM 1/8/98 +0200, William Dicks wrote:
>In Rom. 4:18 we have the translation from NASB "In hope against hope"
>for PAR ELPIDA EP ELPIDI. Out of my 4 resources BAGD and Thayer suggest
>that EP ELPIDI is a kind of dative of support. Translated it could then
>read "In hope, on the basis of (or supported by) hope."

Which entry in BAGD was that? I'd like to look at it.

Jonathan
 
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