Dear all, Does “anq wn” mean “since”? I thought “anti” is a preposition, but there does not seem to be any English “equivalent” for “anq” in this phrase, is there? It occurs in Luke 1:20, Luke 12:3, Luke 19:44, Acts 12:23 and 2 Thes 2:10. Is “anti toutou” in Eph 5:31 also similar? Does it […]

Ladies and Gentlemen: e.g. NASB: 7There came a woman of Samaria to draw water. Jesus said to her, “Give Me a drink.” NIV:  7 When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” Greek: DOS MOI PEIN Whilst the essence of the sentence remains the same, […]

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Is there any reason to think that TOUTO in Ephesians 2:8 must, of necessity, refer to PISTEWS as opposed to CARITI? Is there reason to favor one over the other?

The relevant paragraph is quoted here; Phi 3:12-16 12 OUC OTI HDH ELABON H HDH TETELEIWMAI DIWKW DE EI KAI KATALABW, EF hW KAI KATELHMFQHN hUPO CRISTOU 13 ADELFOI, EGW EMAUTON OUPW LOGIZOMAI KATEILHFENAI hEN DE TA MEN OPISW EPILANQANOMENOS TOIS DE EMPROSQEN EPEKTEINOMENOS 14 KATA SKOPON DIWKW EIS TO BRABEION THS ANW KLHSEWS TOU […]

Dear all, Is there a way to tell when a dative form of X is used with the meaning “for X”? I have always taken it to be “to X” by default when used as an adverb of a verb unless the verb does not allow “to X”. Does the meaning of such a dative […]