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- June 24th, 2015, 10:08 am
- Forum: Word Meanings
- Topic: The translation of "ἐν" in Matt 6:7
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The translation of "ἐν" in Matt 6:7
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus tells his disciples that the Gentiles “δοκοῦσιν . . . ὅτι ἐν τῇ πολυλογίᾳ αὐτῶν εἰσακουσθήσονται.” BDAG glosses “ἐν τῇ πολυλογίᾳ αὐτῶν” as “with their many words” (s.v. πολυλογία), translating ἐν as “with,” which is one of the more common meanings of ἐν. However, to...