i(/na in Mark 5:23
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i(/na in Mark 5:23
Mark 5:22,23
καὶ ἔ?χεται εἷς τῶν ἀ?χισυναγώγων, ὀνόματι Ἰάϊ?ος, καὶ ἰδὼν α?τὸν πίπτει π?ὸς τοὺς πόδας α?τοῦ καὶ πα?ακαλεῖ α?τὸν πολλὰ λέγων ὅτι Τὸ θυγάτ?ιόν μου ?σχάτως ἔχει, ἵνα ?λθὼν ?πιθῇς τὰς χεῖ?ας α?τῇ ἵνα σωθῇ καὶ ζήσῃ.
What is the meaning of the first i[/na?
It does not seem to make a lot of sense there.
καὶ ἔ?χεται εἷς τῶν ἀ?χισυναγώγων, ὀνόματι Ἰάϊ?ος, καὶ ἰδὼν α?τὸν πίπτει π?ὸς τοὺς πόδας α?τοῦ καὶ πα?ακαλεῖ α?τὸν πολλὰ λέγων ὅτι Τὸ θυγάτ?ιόν μου ?σχάτως ἔχει, ἵνα ?λθὼν ?πιθῇς τὰς χεῖ?ας α?τῇ ἵνα σωθῇ καὶ ζήσῃ.
What is the meaning of the first i[/na?
It does not seem to make a lot of sense there.
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I do not see any difficulty. i(/na can easily be translated with "to, in order to, so as to" and it makes sense. Repeating it just gives more stress to the action. But, I am more alarmed because in my bible there is no second "ina", but instead I have "o(/pws". It is not the first time I encounter such differences, I wonder how to explain them.
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The way I read it would make that "my daughter is about to die in order that you may come and lay your hands on her..."ThomasGR wrote:I do not see any difficulty. i(/na can easily be translated with "to, in order to, so as to" and it makes sense. Repeating it just gives more stress to the action.
You see my difficulty?
That's strange. I don't see any notes concerning different manuscripts having different readings.ThomasGR wrote: But, I am more alarmed because in my bible there is no second "ina", but instead I have "o(/pws". It is not the first time I encounter such differences, I wonder how to explain them.
Kopio may know what's up here.
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mytiobiblos also has ὅπως (just a side note)
ἵνα can be also translated some times as 'to' as in "please to come" if that makes any sense.
I don't have all my textbooks around so I cannot quote any authority on the following, but I seem to remember that by the time of Koine, ἵνα was used much more oftenly with this meaning too
ἵνα can be also translated some times as 'to' as in "please to come" if that makes any sense.
I don't have all my textbooks around so I cannot quote any authority on the following, but I seem to remember that by the time of Koine, ἵνα was used much more oftenly with this meaning too
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You must consider the word order and the comma. I would translate it this way:Bert wrote: The way I read it would make that "my daughter is about to die in order that you may come and lay your hands on her..."
You see my difficulty?
...my little daughter is about to die, do (ina) come (elthon) in order to (ina) put (epithes) your hands (tas xeiras) on her (ayth) so as to (ina) save her (sothe) and she lives (kai zese). That ina comes before elthon and not epithes serves to point the emergency, it stresses "elthon" (firtst action) more than "epithes", the secondary act. One could also use "ina" before "elthon" and "epithes". Like "do" in English.
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I think Irene hit it square on the nose.
Robertson states (which by the way is the other, other Greek Grammar besides BDF):
Hope that helps.
BTW Thomas....what Greek Bible do you have?? There is simply no ancient support for the readin of hOPWS. Is this another Modern Greek Version?
Robertson states (which by the way is the other, other Greek Grammar besides BDF):
You can confer also with Moulton section 144 and Turner section 95.AT Robertson wrote:hINA seems to be merely an introductory term with the volitive subjuncive (i.e. with imperitival force) in "hINA....EPIQHS" (it is an imperitival hINA, "Do please come and lay your hands)
Hope that helps.
BTW Thomas....what Greek Bible do you have?? There is simply no ancient support for the readin of hOPWS. Is this another Modern Greek Version?
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