[b-greek] Re: EF' hWi in Rom 5.12

From: Steven Lo Vullo (doulos@merr.com)
Date: Tue Dec 04 2001 - 01:58:58 EST


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On Monday, December 3, 2001, at 07:15 AM, Iver Larsen wrote:

> BAGD says under EPI that the implied substantive is TOUTWi - based on
> this
> (fact), namely that ALL have sinned, then death came to ALL people.
> I believe this is a general principle with Greek relatives. If it is
> hard to
> find the antecedent, we may look for an implied demonstrative or
> personal
> pronoun.

Thank you for your response, Iver. If I understand you correctly, you
are pretty much in agreement with Carl. And if I understand both of you
correctly, you are saying that EF' hWi in Rom 5.12 is a marker of cause
or basis for a subsequent event. Is this the case? It seems most
translations reflect this understanding.
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Steven Lo Vullo
Madison, WI


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