Gen 3 and its NT echoes: form only
Says 2 Cor 11:3, ὡς ὁ ὄφις ἐξηπάτησεν Εὕαν ἐν τῇ πανουργίᾳ αὐτοῦ, shares ὄφις and the verb of deceiving with Swete 3:13, Ὁ ὄφις ἠπάτησέν με, in the compound form. The SBLGNT apparatus records the Byzantine Textform’s order Εὕαν ἐξηπάτησεν, its οὕτως before φθαρῇ, and its omission of καὶ τῆς ἁγνότητος.
Says 1 Tim 2:14, καὶ Ἀδὰμ οὐκ ἠπατήθη, ἡ δὲ γυνὴ ἐξαπατηθεῖσα ἐν παραβάσει γέγονεν, uses the same verb; the Byzantine Textform reads ἀπατηθεῖσα. No lean is taken on its application.
Says Rev 12:9 names ὁ δράκων ὁ μέγας, ὁ ὄφις ὁ ἀρχαῖος, ὁ καλούμενος Διάβολος καὶ ὁ Σατανᾶς; the Byzantine Textform lacks ὁ before Σατανᾶς. Rev 20:2 has ὁ ὄφις ὁ ἀρχαῖος, where the Byzantine Textform has τὸν ὄφιν τὸν ἀρχαῖον and adds ὁ πλανῶν τὴν οἰκουμένην ὅλην. Revelation identifies the ancient serpent as the devil and Satan; Gen 3 itself names a serpent.
Says Rom 16:20 has συντρίψει τὸν Σατανᾶν ὑπὸ τοὺς πόδας ὑμῶν; its only apparatus unit is Χριστοῦ later in the verse. Swete 3:15 has τηρήσει, not συντρίψει. Rom 5:12–19, with διʼ ἑνὸς ἀνθρώπου, παράβασις, and παρακοή, has no apparatus unit.
Uncertain Whether Rom 16:20 alludes to Gen 3:15 is not settled, as the Romans note on that verse says, and whether Rev 12:17 τοῦ σπέρματος αὐτῆς echoes 3:15 is not settled. John 8:44, Heb 2:14, 1 John 3:8, and 1 Cor 15:21–22 are named only. Form agreement is not a claim about which text a writer used.
Claims
- Says2 Cor 11:3 shares ὄφις and the verb of deceiving with Swete 3:13, in the compound form; the SBLGNT apparatus records the Byzantine Textform’s order Εὕαν ἐξηπάτησεν, its οὕτως before φθαρῇ, and its omission of καὶ τῆς ἁγνότητος.
- Says1 Tim 2:14 uses the same verb; the Byzantine Textform reads ἀπατηθεῖσα for ἐξαπατηθεῖσα. No lean is taken on its application.
- SaysRev 12:9 and 20:2 identify the ancient serpent as the devil and Satan; the Byzantine Textform lacks ὁ before Σατανᾶς at 12:9 and at 20:2 has the accusative and adds ὁ πλανῶν τὴν οἰκουμένην ὅλην. Gen 3 itself names a serpent.
- SaysRom 16:20 has συντρίψει τὸν Σατανᾶν; its only apparatus unit is Χριστοῦ; Swete 3:15 has τηρήσει. Rom 5:12–19 has no apparatus unit.
- UncertainWhether Rom 16:20 alludes to Gen 3:15 and whether Rev 12:17 echoes 3:15 are not settled; John 8:44, Heb 2:14, 1 John 3:8, and 1 Cor 15:21–22 are named only. Form agreement is not a claim about which text a writer used.
Citations
- LXX (Swete) CC BY-SA 4.0 Gen 3:13 and 3:15, vol. 1, p. 5 (oldtestamentingr01swetuoft, viewer leaf n36); read on the page images
- SBLGNT CC BY 4.0 2 Cor 11:3; 1 Tim 2:14; Rev 12:9, 12:17, 20:2; Rom 16:20; Rom 5:12–19; SBLGNT apparatus at 2 Cor 11:3, 1 Tim 2:14, Rev 12:9, Rev 20:2, and Rom 16:20
- RP2018 Unlicense 2 Cor 11:3, 1 Tim 2:14, Rev 12:9, Rev 20:2, and Rom 16:20 (RP2018 text)
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