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vir litterarum
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by vir litterarum » Fri Apr 06, 2007 8:12 pm
ἰ?σθι εὐνοω̃ν τω̨̃ ἀντιδίκω̨ σου ταχὺ ἑ?ως ὁ?του εἰ̃ μετ' αὐτου̃ ἐν τη̨̃ ὁδω̨̃ μήποτέ σε πα?αδω̨̃ ὁ ἀντίδικος τω̨̃ κ?ιτη̨̃ καὶ ὁ κ?ιτὴς τω̨̃ ὑπη?έτη̨ καὶ εἰς φυλακὴν βληθήση̨
Matt. 5:25
How is "otou" functioning within this verse? I have looked at several translations, and none of them translate it?
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by modus.irrealis » Fri Apr 06, 2007 9:04 pm
I'd say that εως here is being used as a preposition and οτου refers back to some implied noun meaning "time" or something, so literally εως οτου is something like "[in the time] during which" but it's pretty much equivalent as a whole to "while."
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by Bert » Fri Apr 06, 2007 9:23 pm
I agree. The word is translated but together with ἕως. Until whichever (time) -> as long as, while.
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by vir litterarum » Fri Apr 06, 2007 10:52 pm
So it would be a genitive of time at which the clause occurs?
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by Bert » Sat Apr 07, 2007 1:32 am
vir litterarum wrote: So it would be a genitive of time at which the clause occurs?
No, it is genitive because here ἕως is a preposition that takes its object in the genitive.
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by vir litterarum » Sun Apr 08, 2007 8:11 am
Are you sure "ews" can be used as a preposition? I looked my middle LSJ and saw no mention of it.
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by Bert » Sun Apr 08, 2007 10:19 pm