On Wed, 28 Feb 2001 10:22:36 -0500 "Francisco Orozco" writes: > Hello, > I did a search in the web archives of b-greek and found no message > related > to my question. If there is, please point me to it. > My question is not really on the meaning of 1 Tim 3.2, rather I > would like > to know how would the Greek read if the author had meant any of > these > phrases: > "husband of one wife, never divorced..." > "husband of one wife, never married to any other woman..." > "husband of one living wife..." Hello Francisco: You refer to: MIAS GUNAIKOS ANDRA of 1 Tim 3:2. The only parallel I am aware of, at least in the same book, is found in 5:9, hENOS ANDROS GUNH, where the meaning is almost certainly - the wife of one man, never married to any other man. The NASB brings out the force well: A widow is to be put on the list only if she is not less than 60 years old, having been the wife of one man. This would argue for your second meaning above for 3:2 - husband of one wife, never married to any other woman. Paul Dixon --- B-Greek home page: http://metalab.unc.edu/bgreek You are currently subscribed to b-greek as: [jwrobie@mindspring.com] To unsubscribe, forward this message to leave-b-greek-327Q@franklin.oit.unc.edu To subscribe, send a message to subscribe-b-greek@franklin.oit.unc.edu