[b-greek] adj. or adv. in James 2:24

From: Mark Wilson (emory2oo2@hotmail.com)
Date: Sun Feb 11 2001 - 09:40:01 EST


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James 2:24

hORATE TOINUN hOTI EX ERGWN DIKAIOUTAI ANQRWPOS
KAI OUK EK PISTEWS MONON

This last phrase is often given the translation:

"and not by faith only (alone)"

I note that MONON is either an adj. or adv. depending
on how it functions in a sentence, right?

Well, MONON does not seem to be in the proper form
to be an adj. here (MONHS??); rather it appears to be an adv.

If an adv., should we not undertand an implied verb?

The last phrase would then be:

"and not only (justified) by faith."

To me, James seems to be contrasting TWO kinds
of DIKAIOU... One is works based; the other is faith based.
Is this the surface level meaning to this verse?

Thank you,

Mark Wilson

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