Re: 2 Clement 15:4

From: Jim West (jwest@highland.net)
Date: Tue Dec 14 1999 - 12:27:25 EST

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At 11:09 AM 12/14/99 -0600, you wrote:

>>"The Lord says that he is more ready to give to those who ask".
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>i.e.: TOU AITOUNTOS = TOIS AITOUSI(N)? How would you explain this genitive,Jim?

analogously to those verbs of "striving" as discussed in Bl-D. Sec. 171.
They, of course, dont list 2 Cl as an example here- but I take it as one such.
asking is, after all, striving with God for some thing or other.

Best,

Jim

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