[b-greek] Re: EGW EIMI in Isaiah 47:8,10

From: Brian (brian@discoveryhills.org)
Date: Sat Mar 17 2001 - 14:52:43 EST


On 3/16/01 4:55 PM, "Dan Parker" <stoixein@sdf.lonestar.org> wrote:

>>> Brian,
>>> I would be interested in understanding why the writer of Isaiah would
>>> consider that the use of the first person pronoun "ani" would be
>>> recognized as related to the Hebrew verb "eheyeh" either on or off list.
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>> Dan Parker
>>
>> Are there any other instances in the LXX or Classical Greek in which EGW
>> EIMI, SU EI, AUTOS ESTIN or HMEIS ESMEN occur without a complement? I don't
>> have much chance to use TLG and besides I don't think it allows for searches
>> to include "without a complement."
>>
>> My hunch is that AUTOS ESTIN without a complement would, in theory, be
>> equivalent to YHVH.
>>
>> John C. Wilking
>
> John,
> Consider the use of EGW EIMI at John 9:9. There is no complement but it
> does not seem that anyone thought the blind man was calling himself YHVH.
>
> Sincerely,
> Dan Parker
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Greetings, list, Dan, John et all,

I appreciate the dialogue. I will respond in the middle of this week as I
am facing a heavy work, family, and school load right now. Thanks.

Student, etc...
Brian P. Swedburg


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