Saturday 16 June 2018

Dunasthe

#Markchapter14verse7 #dunasthe  #wordstudy #koinegreek

Mark Chapter 14 Verse 7 is definiteky one of those verses where a knowledge of Greek helps.

Pantote gar tous ptookhous ekhete meth' heautoon 
kai hotan theleete dunasthe autois eu poieesai, 
eme de ou pantote ekhete

I want to draw your attention to the words hotan theleete dunasthe !

whenever you will / wish want to note the SUBJUNCTIVE PRESENT
then the Middle of dunamai ... most translations use can or may but this is a  bit weak 

dunamai I am able I have the power to do something 

whenever you are willing to 
you have the power or possiblity to do good 

some of us have the desire and not the power or vice versa
ideally we would have both ?


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