From: Mark O'Brien (ob1@iprimus.com.au)
Date: Mon Feb 26 2001 - 20:22:54 EST
> At 6:54 PM -0500 2/26/01, Jeff & Brandie Green wrote:
> >Greetings,
> > Matthew 28:19 says POREUQENTES OUN MAQHTEUSATE PANTA TA EQNH...
> > I usually see this as "Therefore, go and make disciples of all
> >nations..." My
> >question's about how to understand POREUQENTES; specifically, is it
> >accurate to render
> >this (adverbial) participle as an imperative? What are other valid
> >options? Is there
> >a consensus on which option is most likely meant?
> > Are adverbial participles that modify imperatives generally to be
> >understood as
> >imperatives as well?
> > Thanks!
> >Jeff Green
>
Wallace has some comment on this combination, p. 642: "In the least, since
virtually all aorist participle + aorist imperative constructions involve
attendant circumstance participles, this casts the most serious doubt on
translations of poreuthentes in Matt 28:19 as 'having gone,' or worse, 'as
you are going'." (footnote 71).
Not sure if that helps, but I always vividly remember the classroom
discussion on this!
Best,
M.
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