2 Clement 10:3
Posted: February 2nd, 2019, 4:52 am
2 Clement 10:2 ἐὰν γὰρ σπουδάσωμεν ἀγαθοποιεῖν, διώξεται ἡμᾶς εἰρήνη. (3) διὰ ταύτην γὰρ τὴν αἰτίαν οὐκ ἔστιν εὑρεῖν <εἰρήνην> ἄνθρωπον, οἵτινες παράγουσι φόβους ἀνθρωπίνους, προῃρημένοι μᾶλλον τὴν ἐνθάδε ἀπόλαυσιν ἢ τὴν μέλλουσαν ἐπαγγελίαν
Hi all, I am puzzled by the infinitive in the bolded portion of second clement 10 given above. Is there an implied δυνατός along with the εἰρήνην that holmes supplies here making it something like διὰ ταύτην γὰρ τὴν αἰτίαν οὐκ ἔστιν δυνατός εὑρεῖν <εἰρήνην> ἄνθρωπον? This would make it a complementary infinitive, but I am not sure how to categorise it otherwise
Holmes, M. W. (1999). The Apostolic Fathers: Greek texts and English translations. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books.
Hi all, I am puzzled by the infinitive in the bolded portion of second clement 10 given above. Is there an implied δυνατός along with the εἰρήνην that holmes supplies here making it something like διὰ ταύτην γὰρ τὴν αἰτίαν οὐκ ἔστιν δυνατός εὑρεῖν <εἰρήνην> ἄνθρωπον? This would make it a complementary infinitive, but I am not sure how to categorise it otherwise
Holmes, M. W. (1999). The Apostolic Fathers: Greek texts and English translations. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books.