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Greek Lessons
- Verbal Aspect in New Testament Greek: Imperfective vs. Perfective
- Chiasmus, Inclusio, and Anaphora in New Testament Greek
- Numbered and Named: Genitive Constructions and Enumerated Tribes in Revelation 7:7
- Semantic Range of Greek Verbs in the New Testament: A Case Study on ἀγαπάω and φιλέω
- Released to Serve Anew: Aorist Passives, Participles, and the Tension of Transformation in Romans 7:6
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Deliverance and Acceptability: A Koine and Classical Greek Comparison of Romans 15:31
ἵνα ῥυσθῶ ἀπὸ τῶν ἀπειθούντων ἐν τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ καὶ ἵνα ἡ διακονία μου ἡ εἰς Ἱερουσαλὴμ εὐπρόσδεκτος γένηται τοῖς ἁγίοις,
That I may be rescued from those who are disobedient in Judea, and that my ministry to Jerusalem may become acceptable to the saints, (Romans 15:31)
Koine Greek Grammar and Syntax Analysis ἵνα ῥυσθῶ — Subordinating conjunction ἵνα introduces a purpose clause. ῥυσθῶ is aorist passive subjunctive, 1st person singular of ῥύομαι: “that I may be delivered/rescued.” ἀπὸ τῶν ἀπειθούντων — ἀπό + genitive expresses separation. ἀπειθούντων is a present active participle, genitive masculine plural from ἀπειθέω: “those who are disobedient,” often with the sense of active resistance or rejection (of the Gospel).… Learn Koine Greek