I wonder if this has not been addressed elsewhere, but had trouble searching the archives to find a particular verse. The final infinitive in verse 10 elthein must relate to the verb euodwqhsomai, but I am at a loss as to how to categorize it.
Any help is appreciated.
Ron Snider
Romans 1:10
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Romans 1:10
Ron Snider
Pastor-teacher,
Makarios Bible Church of Sarasota
Pastor-teacher,
Makarios Bible Church of Sarasota
Re: Romans 1:10
Forum rules clearly posted above call for citation of the text in question.ronsnider1 wrote:I wonder if this has not been addressed elsewhere, but had trouble searching the archives to find a particular verse. The final infinitive in verse 10 elthein must relate to the verb euodwqhsomai, but I am at a loss as to how to categorize it.
Yes, the infinitive ἐλθεῖν must depend upon εὐοδωθήσομαι. In the GNT this verb εὐοδοῦσθαι is evidently a middle verb with the senee of "succeed" ("have good going"). I'd call the construction of the infinitive here complementary: "succeed at coming" = "see one's way clear to come."πάντοτε ἐπὶ τῶν προσευχῶν μου δεόμενος εἴ πως ἤδη ποτὲ εὐοδωθήσομαι ἐν τῷ θελήματι τοῦ θεοῦ ἐλθεῖν πρὸς ὑμᾶς
οὔτοι ἀπ’ ἀρχῆς πάντα θεοὶ θνητοῖς ὑπέδειξαν,
ἀλλὰ χρόνῳ ζητέοντες ἐφευρίσκουσιν ἄμεινον. (Xenophanes, Fragment 16)
Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)
ἀλλὰ χρόνῳ ζητέοντες ἐφευρίσκουσιν ἄμεινον. (Xenophanes, Fragment 16)
Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)