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by BobbyGarringer
April 10th, 2018, 4:18 pm
Forum: What does this text mean?
Topic: Use of DIO in Philippians 2:9
Replies: 10
Views: 4344

Re: Use of DIO in Philippians 2:9

Thank you, Barry.
by BobbyGarringer
April 9th, 2018, 10:38 pm
Forum: What does this text mean?
Topic: Use of DIO in Philippians 2:9
Replies: 10
Views: 4344

Re: Use of DIO in Philippians 2:9

Another way of asking my question would be: what if Ephesians 4:7 that has an aorist "gave," ἐδόθη [Ἑνὶ δὲ ἑκάστῳ ἡμῶν ἐδόθη ⸀ἡ χάρις κατὰ τὸ μέτρον τῆς δωρεᾶς τοῦ Χριστοῦ.] were followed by an aorist for "says" in verse 8 [διὸ λέγει· Ἀναβὰς εἰς ὕψος ᾐχμαλώτευσεν αἰχμαλωσίαν, ⸀ἔδ...
by BobbyGarringer
April 9th, 2018, 8:47 pm
Forum: What does this text mean?
Topic: Use of DIO in Philippians 2:9
Replies: 10
Views: 4344

Re: Use of DIO in Philippians 2:9

It's not a matter of "forcing" the matter of time. Of course the aorists throughout the hymn are past to the writer and readers. But the question is: if both readers and writers knew that God had highly exalted and given an exalted name to the subject - prior to - the event of his death, c...
by BobbyGarringer
April 9th, 2018, 11:20 am
Forum: What does this text mean?
Topic: Use of DIO in Philippians 2:9
Replies: 10
Views: 4344

Re: Use of DIO in Philippians 2:9

My question was about the grammatical use of DIO and subsequent aorist verbs, on the assumptions that (restated more simply here) (1) "God had highly exalted Jesus and bestowed on him the name above every name - prior to - his obeying to the point of death" (2) his readers were fully aware...
by BobbyGarringer
April 7th, 2018, 9:11 pm
Forum: What does this text mean?
Topic: Use of DIO in Philippians 2:9
Replies: 10
Views: 4344

Use of DIO in Philippians 2:9

I have a question about the use of the connective, DIO, in the Philippians 2:6-11 hymn. (1) Since DIO is an inferential connective (not in itself an indication of chronological advance) and (2) since DIO can be translated “this is why” and (3) if God had highly exalted Jesus and bestowed on him the ...
by BobbyGarringer
April 7th, 2018, 8:52 pm
Forum: Introductions
Topic: New Member
Replies: 1
Views: 1667

New Member

I'm just a pastor (retired but working with a small church in Oklahoma). I hope to find direction in dealing with the Greek of the New Testament.

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