Monthly Archives: June 2013

Deliver Us from the Evil One: Syntax and Theology in a Sentence

Posted on June 13, 2013 by New Testament Greek

The Verse in Focus (Matthew 6:13) Καὶ μὴ εἰσενέγκῃς ἡμᾶς εἰς πειρασμόν, ἀλλὰ ῥῦσαι ἡμᾶς ἀπὸ τοῦ πονηροῦ· ὅτι σοῦ ἐστιν ἡ βασιλεία, καὶ ἡ δύναμις, καὶ ἡ δόξα εἰς τοῦς αἰῶνας. Matthew Study more …..

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“ἔλεγε πειράζων… ᾔδει τί ἔμελλε ποιεῖν”: Testing and Knowing in John 6:6

Posted on June 6, 2013 by New Testament Greek

Introduction: A Test With a Known Answer After asking Philip where to buy bread (John 6:5), the narrator comments: Τοῦτο δὲ ἔλεγε πειράζων αὐτόν· αὐτὸς γὰρ ᾔδει τί ἔμελλε ποιεῖν. “But this he was saying, testing him; for he himself … Continue reading →

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