At 2:29 PM -0600 12/9/96, Jonathan Robie wrote:
>I did a Gramcord search for NUN followed by aorist verbs, and picked up a
>bunch of examples which make a lot more sense using Mari Broman's approach:
>
>Roma 11:31 outws kai outoi ***nun ***hpeiqhsan tw umeterw eleei, ina kai
>autoi ***(nun) ***elehqwsin.
>
>The first example is usually translated "have been disobedient", but using
>Mari's theory we would translate "disobey". The second example here is
>usually translated "now be shown mercy", with present reference, because it
>is hard to bring in past reference.
>
>But why should the first instance be translated differently than the second
>instance? Mari's theory just makes more sense here.
>
>
>
>1Cor 16:12 Peri de Apollw tou adelfou, polla parekalesa auton, ina elqh pro=
s
>umas meta twn adelfwn: kai pantws ouk hn qelhma ina ***nun ***elqh:
>eleusetai de otan eukairhsh.
>
>It was not his will to go now. Very hard to interpret this with past refere=
nt.
>
>
>
>John 13:36 Legei autw Simwn Petros: kurie, pou upageis; apekriqh (autw)
>Ihsous: opou upagw ou dunasai moi ***nun ***akolouqhsai, akolouqhseis de
>usteron.
>
>You can't follow me now. The NUN gives it a present reference. It is
>difficult to interpret the aorist with a past referent here.
>
>Jonathan
>
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