In a recent discussion at CARM I was told that QEOS HTAN hO LOGOS (Modern Greek) John 1:1 is identical to Kai Theos en o logos (koine)
Is this an accurate statement?
John
I was told that QEOS HTAN hO LOGOS (Modern Greek) John 1:1 is identical to Kai Theos en o logos (koine)
Alan Patterson wrote:Hi John,
HTAN seems grammatically out of place. en is correct grammatically.I was told that QEOS HTAN hO LOGOS (Modern Greek) John 1:1 is identical to Kai Theos en o logos (koine)
QEOS HTAN hO LOGOS would be translated:
The word (they) were God.
HTAN is 3rd Person Plural, if my modern Greek is correct (and I am very poor on modern Greek).
Kai Theos en o logos
And the word was [a] god/God.
This is grammatically correct since en is 3rd Person Singular.
I have a feeling this answer may not be overly satisfying for what you are looking for. Are you sure that is the modern Greek sentence? If so, a modern Greek B-Greeker will have to step in and clarify this.
To sum, en and HTAN are not equivalent.
John Brainard wrote:I have very little understanding of Modern Greek. This is why I posted it here. The Modern Text is a cut and paste from the New World Translation.
David Lim wrote:John Brainard wrote:I have very little understanding of Modern Greek. This is why I posted it here. The Modern Text is a cut and paste from the New World Translation.
I thought the NWT is in English? Anyway you can read a modern Greek translation at The Unbound Bible. Here is John 1
David Lim wrote:John Brainard wrote:I have very little understanding of Modern Greek. This is why I posted it here. The Modern Text is a cut and paste from the New World Translation.
I thought the NWT is in English? Anyway you can read a modern Greek translation at The Unbound Bible. Here is John 1
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