Deliver us from (the) evil..........one?
Posted: March 16th, 2016, 10:12 pm
Hi all,
Was just having a think about Matthew 6:13 and how πονηρου is being translated. I've always recited the Lord's prayer ending it with deliver us from the evil one.
What I do know is that πονηρου can be translated as adjective in the Genitive Masculine Singular or as a Genitive Neuter Singular and depending on what gender is being used, that will dictate whether πονηρου is translated as the "evil one" or, simply put, "evil".
So, how do we come to a conclusion on which to use and what techniques are involved at arriving to that conclusion? Or does it really boil down to context?
Cheers!
Matt
Was just having a think about Matthew 6:13 and how πονηρου is being translated. I've always recited the Lord's prayer ending it with deliver us from the evil one.
What I do know is that πονηρου can be translated as adjective in the Genitive Masculine Singular or as a Genitive Neuter Singular and depending on what gender is being used, that will dictate whether πονηρου is translated as the "evil one" or, simply put, "evil".
So, how do we come to a conclusion on which to use and what techniques are involved at arriving to that conclusion? Or does it really boil down to context?
Cheers!
Matt