Re: 1 Timothy 2:12 possible use of "or" as "that is"

From: BibAnsMan@aol.com
Date: Sat Dec 09 1995 - 05:00:58 EST


In a message dated 95-12-07 18:39:13 EST, djm5g@virginia.edu (David John
Marotta) writes:

>WITHOUT getting into all of the debate associated with 1 Timothy 2:12,
>one possible understanding of Paul's use of "or" in the passage
>is, "I do not allow a woman to teach THAT IS to have authority over men."
>as opposed to it being a logical or, "I do not allow a woman to teach.
>I do not allow a woman to have authority over men."
>
>
 
I did some looking into my research volumes of Greek and couldn't find
anything even remotely similar to treating an OUDE as "that is" as you do
above. This is usually reserved for an epexegetical KAI or other
conjunction, not the negative OUDE which means not, and not, nor, not
even, etc. Sorry.

Jim McGuire
Professor of Greek at
Logos Bible Institute
13248 Roscoe Blvd.
Sun Valley, CA 91352



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