From: Carl W. Conrad (cwconrad@artsci.wustl.edu)
Date: Fri Mar 19 1999 - 12:54:27 EST
At 11:16 AM -0600 3/19/99, dano@ott.net wrote:
>jude-01-07 WS SODOMA KAI GOMORRA KAI AI PERI
>AUTAS POLEIS TON OMOION TROPON TOUTOIS
>EKPORNEUSASAI KAI APELQOUSAI OPISW SARKOS ETERAS
>PROKEINTAI DEIGMA PUROS AIWNIOU DIKHN UPEXOUSAI
>
>AIWNIOU represents eternity.
>
>Are there any "facets" or "quirks" in the language that would cause
>this particular passage, or another passage with that word NOT to
>represent the view of eternity?
I'm not quite sure what you're saying about the Jude passage above when you
say "AIWNIOU 'represents' eternity"; AIWNIOU is an adjective here in
agreement with PUROS, the whole phrase PUROS AIWNIOU dependent on DIKHN,
which is the object of hUPECOUSAI; 'upholding the judgment of everlasting
fire."
Carl W. Conrad
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