You do not care about translations, but you should. Translators attempt to use the word form that best conveys the meaning of the text. In contrast, sophists tell us what the Greek really says while ignoring the words that true translators end up using.
I don't understand many of your questions as they appear to be all over the board. Perhaps this is all beyond your ability to understand right now because of your present attitude toward my input. As for your last question, my answer is no, of course not. David Miller ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] ; [email protected] Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2006 8:32 PM Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Greek Present Indicative You are still sticking with your bias of how you have been taught to read the present tense. Don't you notice how you keep retranslating the words into an ing form that accepted translators do not use in their translations (KJV, NASB, etc.)? I don't care about the translations. It (ing) is a way of bring out the linear action of the verb and it is the accepted manner of doing so in all the grammars I have seen. What do you think I was presenting to you when I gave sources complete with page reference? They all use the "ing" and for the same reason I use that ending. Are you suggesting that Robertson's comments (as you understand them) trumps all of these grammictal illustration? That the first year boys simply did not get it right -- all of them? But more than that -- you do not think that "walk in the light" is an ONGOING activity? Or that as long as I deny sin ()whatever that means) I will CONTINUE to be considered a liar. You don't see that? And, are you saying that present indicative actives never mean to imply linear action? jd ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
