Dear Carl: I understand that DIA means "through", but I don't understand how Paul is going to send people to Jerusalem "through letters". Sincerely, Dmitriy On Fri, 24 Aug 2001 19:44:15 -0400 "Carl W. Conrad" writes: > At 6:39 PM -0700 8/24/01, Dmitriy Reznik wrote: > >Dear friends: > >I have a question conserning usage of DIA in 1Cor 16:3. > >hOTAN DE PARAGENWMAI, hOUS EAN DOKIMASHTE, DI' EPISTOLWN, TOUTOUS > PEMPSW > >etc. > >"And when I arrive, whomsoever ye shall approve, them will I send > with > >letters to carry your bounty unto Jerusalem". > >Is it correct to translate DIA as "with"? And if not, what can it > mean in > >the text? > > Not "with", in my opinion, but rather "by means of". Louw & Nida: > > 90.8 DIA (with the genitive): a marker of the instrument by which > something > is accomplished - 'by means of, through, with.' GRAFEIN OUK > EBOULHQHN DIA > CARTOU KAI MELANOS 'I would rather not write with paper and ink' 2 > Jn 12. > -- > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. --- 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