Mark 14:6-7 kalon vs. eu
Posted: September 3rd, 2015, 12:52 am
Hi,
I'd light some insight on the difference in meaning of kalon (Mk 14:6) vs. eu (Mk 14:7), between which the text makes a clear parallel, but (apparently) intentionnaly uses 2 different terms :
1. How do you understand kalon : beautiful (in a sense of aesthetic... "full of beauty", aesthetically admirable) ? good (in a moral sense) ? worthy (under a maybe pragmatic point of view) ?
2. By the way, when the greek uses no article in καλον εργον ηργασατο, is it right to understand an indefinite article, ie a [beautifil/good/worthy] "thing/action"?
3. Same questions as in 1 for Mk14:7 : eu
I'd light some insight on the difference in meaning of kalon (Mk 14:6) vs. eu (Mk 14:7), between which the text makes a clear parallel, but (apparently) intentionnaly uses 2 different terms :
My questions :Mc 14:6: ο δε ιησους ειπεν αφετε αυτην τι αυτη κοπους παρεχετε καλον εργον ηργασατο εν εμοι
Mc 14:7: παντοτε γαρ τους πτωχους εχετε μεθ εαυτων και οταν θελητε δυνασθε αυτοις ευ ποιησαι εμε δε ου παντοτε εχετε
1. How do you understand kalon : beautiful (in a sense of aesthetic... "full of beauty", aesthetically admirable) ? good (in a moral sense) ? worthy (under a maybe pragmatic point of view) ?
2. By the way, when the greek uses no article in καλον εργον ηργασατο, is it right to understand an indefinite article, ie a [beautifil/good/worthy] "thing/action"?
3. Same questions as in 1 for Mk14:7 : eu