[B-Greek] EIS in Matthew 10:41-42
Cliff Boyd
jamescboyd at gmail.com
Fri Jun 13 12:55:51 EDT 2008
Every other place that I have examined the word EIS in the GNT, I have been
able to understand it to mean something like "into" or "in order to" as a
forward-looking preposition. In Mat. 10:41-42, I am not sure I understand
the meaning of EIS. Barnes says, "To receive in the 'name' of a prophet is
to receive 'as' a prophet; to do proper honour to his character, and to
evince attachment to the cause in which he was engaged." My father
suggested, "One who receives a prophet in order to honor or acknowledge that
he has the name (reputation, identity, designation) of a prophet..." Some
scholars seem to suggest that EIS could mean "because of" here. Wha'd'y'all
think?
Cliff Boyd
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