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crisoft

Romania
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Posted - 23 Jan 2008 :  13:38:59  


In Genesis 3:1, οὐ μὴ φάγητε ἀπὸ παντὸς ξύλου τοῦ ἐν τῷ παραδείσῳ can be translated as "You shall not eat from every tree of the garden!", which could mean "you can eat from some of them, but not from all". Or could it be also translated as "You shall not eat from any tree of the garden!"? That's what a St. John Chrysostome's commentary sugests. Does the negation alter παντὸς ?

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George

Greece
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Posted - 25 Jan 2008 :  05:10:55  

 

I don't understand how you infer that it could mean "you can eat from some of them". It is clear that it means "you shall not eat from any tree". The negation does not alter παντός.

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crisoft

Romania
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Posted - 27 Jan 2008 :  05:31:20  

 

Sorry, then it's probably a peculiarity of the Romanian language that's not visible in English.

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