[b-greek] Re: Eph. 1:6

From: Carl W. Conrad (cwconrad@artsci.wustl.edu)
Date: Fri Mar 08 2002 - 19:26:53 EST


At 9:07 PM +0000 3/8/02, Mark Wilson wrote:
>EIS EPAINON DOZHS THS CARITOS AUTOU
>hHS ECARITWSEN hHMAS EN TWi HGAPHMENWi
>
>What is the implication here with the use of
>EN plus the participle TWi HGAPHMENWi?
>
>In this long section (3-14), the concept of "in Christ"
>is elsewhere expressed EN CRISTWi, EN AUTWi, EN hWi. Why
>the use of this sole participial phrase? What does it convey
>different than the non-participial EN phrases?

A simpler answer to this question might be: it's one more variant
formulation of what is essentially the very same formula.
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