Acts 13:2 and the case of AUTOIS

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Acts 13:2 and the case of AUTOIS

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I am analyzing Acts 13:1-4 and in looking at Acts 13:2, I'm trying to understand the use of the dative AUTOIS. The relevant text reads AFORISATE DH MOI TON BARNABAN KAI SAULON EIS TO ERGON hO PROSEKLHMAI AUTOIS. I would understand an accusative but not a dative. I've looked at this in GGBB and BDF and found nothing useful for this specific item. BDAG does not say that PROSKALEW takes/requires a dative, but does give examples that use the accusative. The dative is used in many ways, such as direct object, means by which, locative, etc., but none of those seem to fit here. What is the reason most likely for the dative? Thanks.

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Where are you getting your text from? Mine (NA27, UBS4) has αὐτούς.
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Acts 13.2 λειτουργούντων δὲ αὐτῶν τῷ κυρίῳ καὶ νηστευόντων εἶπεν τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον· Ἀφορίσατε δή μοι τὸν Βαρναβᾶν ⸀καὶ Σαῦλον εἰς τὸ ἔργον ὃ προσκέκλημαι αὐτούς.

Holmes, M. W. (2010; 2010). The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition (Ac 13:2). Logos Bible Software.


Here is the entry from BDAG

προσκαλέω (Soph., X., Pla.+; ins, pap, LXX; TestSol, TestAbr, Test12Patr; JosAs 23:2; AssMos Fgm. a) in Gk. outside our lit. and in LXX predom. mid., in our lit. exclusively mid.; fut. 3 sg. προσκαλέσεται Ps. 49:4; 1 aor. προσεκαλεσάμην; pf. προσκέκλημαι. Pass.: 1 aor. 3 sg. προσεκλήθη LXX; ‘summon’.
① to call to or notify in order to secure someone’s presence
ⓐ of a call issued for presence with the speaker summon, call on, call to oneself, invite τινά someone (Gen 28:1; Esth 4:5; Sir 13:9; EpArist 182; Jos., Ant. 1, 271, Vi. 110; TestReub 4:9; AssMos p. 62 Denis [p. 272 Tromp]) Mt 10:1; 15:10; Mk 3:13, 23; 6:7; 7:14; 15:44; Lk 7:18; 15:26; Ac 6:2; 23:17f, 23; Js 5:14; Hv 1, 4, 2; Hs 5, 2, 2; 6; 9, 7, 1; 9, 10, 6.
ⓑ in transf. sense of God’s invitation to share in the benefits of salvation call (to) God or Christ, to faith, etc. Ac 2:39 (cp. Jo 3:5). πρ. διὰ τοῦ πνεύματος τοῦ ἁγίου call through the Holy Spirit (i.e. through inspired scripture) 1 Cl 22:1. Of Christ διʼ οὗ (i.e. τοῦ σταυροῦ) ἐν τῷ πάθει αὐτοῦ προσκαλεῖται ὑμᾶς by which (i.e. the cross) in his suffering (or death; s. πάθος 1, end) he summons you ITr 11:2.
② to call in a legal or official sense
ⓐ as a legal t.t. (so Aristoph., Lysias et al.; pap) call in, summon for inquiry Ac 5:40. Perh. Mt 18:32.
ⓑ call to a special task or office—issued by the Holy Spirit εἰς τὸ ἔργον ὸ̔ (=εἰς ὸ̔) προσκέκλημαι αὐτούς Ac 13:2. τινά foll. by the inf. εὐαγγελίσασθαι 16:10.—M-M. TW.



Arndt, W., Danker, F. W., & Bauer, W. (2000). A Greek-English lexicon of the New Testament and other early Christian literature (3rd ed.) (881). Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
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Stephen Carlson wrote:Where are you getting your text from? Mine (NA27, UBS4) has αὐτούς.
The byzantine text also has "αφορισατε δη μοι τον βαρναβαν και τον σαυλον εις το εργον ο προσκεκλημαι αυτους".
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David Lim wrote:The byzantine text also has "αφορισατε δη μοι τον βαρναβαν και τον σαυλον εις το εργον ο προσκεκλημαι αυτους".
Looking at Swanson, it is clear that scores of the most important manuscripts of Acts all agree in having αὐτούς. So it looks like αὐτοῖς is a typo somewhere along the line.

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